document.write( "Question 594561: Two trains are traveling toward eachother on adjacent tracks. ONe of the trains is 230 ft long and is moving at a speed of 50 m/h. The other train is 210 ft long and is moving at a rate of 60 m/h. Find the time interval between the moment the trains first meet until they completely pass each other. (Remember 1 mile= 5280feet} \n" ); document.write( "

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Length of train I = 230 ft.
\n" ); document.write( "length of second train = 210 ft.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Length of both trains = 230 +210 = 440 ft.
\n" ); document.write( "This is the distance to be traveled so that they cross each other completely.
\n" ); document.write( "1 mile = 5280 ft
\n" ); document.write( "440 ft = 440/5280 = 0.083 miles\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "..
\n" ); document.write( "The trains are moving towards each other. add up speeds\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "50 + 60 = 110 mph \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time = distance / speed\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time = 44/528 * 1/110\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time = 1/1320 hours\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= 1/1320 * 3600
\n" ); document.write( "= 2.73 seconds
\n" ); document.write( "They wil take 2.73 second to cross each other \n" ); document.write( "

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