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41. Two trains of lenths 120 m and 90 m are running with speed of 80 km/hr and 55 km/hr respectively towards each other on parallel lines. If they are 90 m apart, after how many seconds they will cross each other?

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Solution:
Relative speed = (80 + 55)km/hr = 135 km/hr = (135×518)m/sec=(752)m/secDistance covered = (120 + 90 + 90)m = 300mRequired time = (300×275)sec=8sec
42. Two trains are coming from opposite directions with speed of 75 km/hr and 100 km/hr on to parallel tracks. At some moment the distance between them is 100km. After T hours, distance between them is again 100 km. T is equal to?

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Solution:
Relative speed = (75 + 100)km/hr = 175 km/hrTime taken to cover 175 kmat relative speed = 1 hrT = Time taken to cover 200 km = (1175×200)hr=87hr=117hr
43. A train, 240 m long, crosses a man walking alone the line in opposite direction at the rate of 3 kmph in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is?

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Solution:
Speed of the train relative to man = (24010)m/sec = 24 m/sec = (24×185) km/sec = 4325km/hrLet the speed of the train be x kmph.Then relative speed = (x+3)kmphx + 3 = 4325x=43253x=4175=83.4kmph
44. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same directions at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is?

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Solution:
Let the length of each train be x metresThen distance covered = 2x metresRelative speed = (4636)km/hr = (10×518)m/sec=(259)m/sec2x36=2592x=100x=50
45. Two trains of equal lengths takes 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 miters, in what time ( in seconds) will they cross each other traveling in opposite direction?

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Solution:
Speed of the train = (12010) m/sec = 12 m/secSpeed of the second train = (12015) m/sec = 8 m/secRelative speed = (12 + 8)m/sec = 20 m/secRequired time = (120+120)20sec=12sec
46. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100m and 200m respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?

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Solution:
Relative speed of the trains  = (100+2002×60)m/sec = (52)m/secSpeed of train B = 120 kmph=(120×518)m/sec = (1003)m/secLet the speed of second train be x m/secThen, 1003x=52x=(100352)=(1856)m/secSpeed of second train = (1856×185) kmph = 111 kmph
47. What is the speed of a train if it overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction at the rate of a m/s and (a + 1) m/s and passes them completely in b seconds and (b + 1) seconds respectively?

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Solution:
Let the length of the train be x metresand its speed be y m/sThen, xya = bandxy(a+1)=(b+1) x = b(ya) and x=(b+1)(ya1)b(ya)=(b+1)(ya1)byba=bybab+ya1y=(a+b+1)
48. A train passes a 50 meter long platform in 14 seconds and a man standing on platform 10 seconds.The speed of the train is?

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Solution:
Distance travelled in 14 sec = 50 + lDistance travelled in 10 sec = lSo speed of train = 501410m/sec = 504×185km/hr = 45 km/hr
49. A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hr. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how long it will take to cross a railway platform 165 meter long?

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Solution:
Speed = 132 km/hr  = 132×518m/sec = 1103m/secT=DS=110+1651003=3(275)110=7.5sec
50. A train of length 500 feet crosses a platform of length 700 feet in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is?

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Solution:
Speed of the train = 700+50010 = 120 ft/second