SOLUTION: A man is walking on a railroad bridge that goes from A to B. When he is 3/8 the way across the bridge he hears a train approaching, and it is known that the speed of the train is 4
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Question 835951: A man is walking on a railroad bridge that goes from A to B. When he is 3/8 the way across the bridge he hears a train approaching, and it is known that the speed of the train is 40 mph. The man's rate of running is such that if he runs toward A he will meet the train head-on at point A, and if he runs away from the train toward B the train will overtake him at point B (either way, bad luck). How fast can he run Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! My father actually had this happen but was working on the bridge. He hung from the bridge till the train passed.
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