A train running at takes seconds to pass a platform. Next, it takes seconds to pass a man walking at in the opposite direction. Find the length of the train.
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let the length of the train be meters.
Case 2: Passing the moving man
When the train passes a man moving in the opposite direction, their relative speed is the sum of their speeds.
Speed of train,
Speed of man,
Convert the relative speed into meters per second ():
The distance covered while crossing the man is equal to the length of the train ().
Given, time taken to cross the man, .
Thus, the length of the train is .
(Note: The data about the platform in the first sentence is extra information and not needed to find the train's length).
Case 2: Passing the moving man
When the train passes a man moving in the opposite direction, their relative speed is the sum of their speeds.
Speed of train,
Speed of man,
Convert the relative speed into meters per second ():
The distance covered while crossing the man is equal to the length of the train ().
Given, time taken to cross the man, .
Thus, the length of the train is .
(Note: The data about the platform in the first sentence is extra information and not needed to find the train's length).