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document.write( "A passenger train travelling at 25km/hr is moving in the same direction as the truck travelling at 30km/hr. the railway line runs parallel to the road and the track takes 1 ½ minutes to overtake the train completely\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Given that the truck is 5 metres long determine the length of the train in metres<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) The track and the train continue moving parallel to each other at the original speeds. Calculate the distance between them after 4 minutes and 4 seconds after the track overtake the train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) The track stopped 45 minutes after overtaking the train. How long did the train take to catch up with the truck </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #837689 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=837689\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a) Given that the truck is 5 metres long determine the length of the train in metres\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "convert km/h to m/s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Truck speed - train speed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Catch up speed = 1.389 m/s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance to cover is length of train and Truck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let length of train be x meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 1 1/2 min = 90 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5+x) = 1.389*90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+x = 125.01\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 120 m approx\r<BR>\n" );
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