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)\"\" \"About 
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This is a problem of relative speeds
\n" ); document.write( "with 2 trains moving at constant speed
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\n" ); document.write( "I say that the train I am trying to pass
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\n" ); document.write( "difference in our speeds, \"100+-+80+=+20\" km/hr
\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 \"500\"m
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+r%2At\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+d%2Fr\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+500%2F20000\" (I converted km/hr to m/hr)
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+5%2F200\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+1%2F40\" hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%281%2F40%29%2A60\" min
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+1.5\" min
\n" ); document.write( "I passed the 500 m long train at my actual speed of 100000 m/hr, so
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+100000%2A%281%2F40%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+10000%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+2500\"m or
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+2.5\"km actual ground covered
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