document.write( "Question 270267: I am travelling at 100 kmh I catch up to a train that is travelling at 80kmh. The train is 500 meters long. How long does it take me to pass this train. How far do I travel before I pass the train\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #198026 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a problem of relative speeds \n" ); document.write( "with 2 trains moving at constant speed \n" ); document.write( "The problem doesn't change at all if \n" ); document.write( "I say that the train I am trying to pass \n" ); document.write( "is standing still and I m moving at the \n" ); document.write( "difference in our speeds, \n" ); document.write( "Now, with the slower train stopped, how long \n" ); document.write( "does it take my front end to go from it's \n" ); document.write( "back end to it's front end, or \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "I passed the 500 m long train at my actual speed of 100000 m/hr, so \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |