SOLUTION: A train passes a pole in 10 seconds at the speed of 36km/hr then find the length of the train.?

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Question 1058189: A train passes a pole in 10 seconds at the speed of 36km/hr then find the length of the train.?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is asking for how far (long, here) an object can go (or is, here) in 10 seconds at 36 km/hr
There are 3600 seconds in an hour, so 36/3600=1/100 hour.
36 km/hr*(1/100)hr=0.36 km, the length of the train.