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Questions : A train travelling with uniform speed crosses two bridges of lengths 300 m and 240 m in 21 seconds and 18 seconds respectively. The speed of the train is :

(a) 68 km/hr

(b) 65 km/hr

(c) 60 km/hr

(d) 72 km/hr

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Using Rule 10,

Let the length of the train be x

Speed of train

${x + 300}/21 ={x + 240}/18$

${x + 300}/7 ={x + 240}/6$

7x + 1680 = 6x + 1800

x = 120

Speed of train

= ${x + 300}/21 = 420/21$= 20 m/sec

= $({20 × 18}/5)$ kmph = 72 kmph

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Question : 1

A train, with a uniform speed, crosses a platform, 162 metres long, in 18 seconds and another platform, 120 metres long, in 15 seconds. The speed of the train is

a) 42 km/hr

b) 50.4 km/hr

c) 67.2 km/hr

d) 14 km/hr

Answer: (b)

Using Rule 10,

Let the Length of the train be x

Then, ${x + 162}/18 = {x + 120}/15$

(Speed of the train)

${x + 162}/6 = {x + 120}/5$

6x + 720 = 5x + 810

x = 810 - 720 = 90

Speed of the train

=${90 + 162}/18$ m/sec.

= $252/18 × 18/5$ kmph = 50.4 kmph

Question : 2

A train 150 metre long takes 20 seconds to cross a platform 450 metre long. The speed of the train in, km per hour, is :

a) 100

b) 106

c) 104

d) 108

Answer: (d)

Speed of train

= $\text"length of platform and train"/ \text"Time taken in crossing"$

=$({450 +150}/20)$ m/sec.

= $(600/20)$ m/sec.

= $(30 × 18/5)$ kmph = 108 kmph.

Question : 3

A train 50 metre long passes a platform 100 metre long in 10 seconds. The speed of the train in km/hr is

a) 54

b) 15

c) 100

d) 10

Answer: (a)

Using Rule 10,

Speed of train

= $\text"Length of platform and train"/ \text"Time taken incrossing"$

= $({100 + 50}/10)$ metre/second

= 15 metre/second

= $(15 × 18/5)$ kmph = 54 kmph

Question : 4

How many seconds will a train 120 metre long running at the rate of 36 km/hr take to cross a bridge of 360 metres in length ?

a) 40 sec

b) 46 sec

c) 36 sec

d) 48 sec

Answer: (d)

Using Rule 10,

Speed of train = 36 kmph

= $({36 × 5}/18)$ m/sec.

= 10 m/sec

Required time

= $\text"Length of train and bridge"/ \text"Speedof train"$

= ${120 + 360}/10$

= $480/10$ = 48 seconds

Question : 5

A train 800 metres long is running at the speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in metres) is :

a) 500

b) 1300

c) 13

d) 77200

Answer: (a)

When a train crosses a tunnel, it covers a distance equal to the sum of its own length and tunnel.

Let the length of tunnel be x Speed = 78 kmph

= ${78 × 1000}/{60 × 60}$ m/sec. = $65/3$ m/sec.

Speed = $\text"Distance"/\text"Time"$

$65/3 = {800 + x}/60$

(800 + x ) × 3 = 65× 60

800 + x = 65 × 20 m

x = 1300 - 800 = 500

Length of tunnel = 500 metres.

Using Rule 10,

Here, x = 800 m, u = 78 km/hr

= 78$5/18 = 65/3$ m/sec

t = 1 min = 60 sec, y = ?

using t = ${x + y}/u$

$60 = {800 + y}/{65/3}$

60 × $65/3$ = 800 + y

1300 - 800 = y ⇒ y = 500 metres

Question : 6

If a man running at 15 kmph crosses a bridge in 5 minutes, the length of the bridge is

a) 500 metres

b) 750 metres

c) 1250 metres

d) 1000 metres

Answer: (c)

Using Rule 10,

Time = 5 minutes = $1/12$ hour

Length of bridge = Speed × Time

= 15 × $1/12 = 5/4$ km.

= $(5/4 × 1000)$ metre

= 1250 metre

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