document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1147376>Question 1147376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train having a length pf 400m, travelling at speed of 15m/s crosses the platform in one min. What is the length of the platform? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In one minute, the front of the train moves forward  from the one end of the platform by  15 m/s * 60 seconds = 900 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the problem says that the train passes (passes -- not crosses (!) ) the platform in 1 minute, it means that \r\n" );
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document.write( "the rear of the train comes alongside with the other end of the platform.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the length of the platform is  900 - 400 = 500 meters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved, answered and explained.\r<BR>\n" );
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