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Question 761. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
  1.    45 km/hr
  2.    50 km/hr
  3.    54 km/hr
  4.    55 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 50 km/hr
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Speed}}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{the}}\,{\text{train}}\,{\text{relative}}\,{\text{to}}\,{\text{man}} \cr
& = {\frac{{125}}{{10}}} {\text{ m/sec}} \cr
& = {\frac{{25}}{2}} {\text{ m/sec}} \cr
& = {\frac{{25}}{2} \times \frac{{18}}{5}} {\text{ km/hr}} \cr
& = 45\,{\text{km/hr}} \cr
& {\text{Let}}\,{\text{the}}\,{\text{speed}}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{the}}\,{\text{train}}\,{\text{be}}\,x\,{\text{km/hr}}. \cr
& \text{Then, relative speed} = \left( {x - 5} \right)\,{\text{km/hr}} \cr
& \therefore x - 5 = 45 \cr
& \Rightarrow x = 50\,{\text{km/hr}} \cr} $$
Question 762. A 50 meter long train passes over a bridge at the speed of 30 km per hour. If it takes 36 seconds to cross the bridge, what is the length of the bridge?
  1.    200 meters
  2.    250 meters
  3.    300 meters
  4.    350 meters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 250 meters
Speed = $$\left( {30 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right)$$  m/sec = $$\frac{{25}}{3}$$ m/sec
Time = 36 second
Let the length of the bridge be x meters.
Then, $$\frac{{50 + {\text{x}}}}{{36}}$$   = $$\frac{{25}}{3}$$
⇒ 3(50 + x) = 900
⇒ 50 + x = 300
⇒ x = 250 meters
Question 763. A 120 meter long train is running at a speed of 90 km/hr. It will cross a railway platform 230 m long in :
  1.    4 seconds
  2.    7 seconds
  3.    12 seconds
  4.    14 seconds
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 14 seconds
Speed = $$\left( {90 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right)$$   m/sec = 25 m/sec
Total distance covered
= (120 + 230) m
= 350 m
∴ Required time
= $$\frac{{350}}{{25}}$$ seconds
= 14 seconds
Question 764. A man sitting in a train is counting the pillars of electricity. The distance between two pillars is 60 meters, and the speed of the train is 42 km/hr. In 5 hours, how many pillars will he count?
  1.    3501
  2.    3600
  3.    3800
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 3501
Distance covered by the train in 5 hours
= (42 × 5) km
= 210 km
= 210000 m
∴ Number of pillars counted by the man
= $$\left( {\frac{{210000}}{{60}} + 1} \right)$$
= 3500 + 1
= 3501
Question 765. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
  1.    225 meters
  2.    240 meters
  3.    230 meters
  4.    235 meters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 240 meters
Speed = $$\left( {54 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right)$$  m/sec = 15 m/sec
Length of the train = (15 × 20) m = 300 m
Let the length of the platform be x meters
Then, $$\frac{{{\text{x}} + 300}}{{36}}$$  = 15
⇒ x + 300 = 540
⇒ x = 240 meters
Question 766. A train takes 5 minutes to cross a telegraphic post. Then the time taken by another train whose length is just double of the first train and moving with same speed to cross a platform of its own length is :
  1.    10 minutes
  2.    15 minutes
  3.    20 minutes
  4.    Data inadequate
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 20 minutes
Let the length of the train be x metres.
Time taken to cover x meters = 5 min
= (5 × 60) sec
= 300 sec
Speed of the train = $$\frac{{\text{x}}}{{300}}$$ m/sec
Length of the second train = 2x meters
Length of the platform = 2x meters
∴ Required time
$$\eqalign{
& = \left[ {\frac{{2{\text{x}} + 2{\text{x}}}}{{\left( {\frac{{\text{x}}}{{300}}} \right)}}} \right]{\text{sec}} \cr
& = \left( {\frac{{4{\text{x}} \times 300}}{{\text{x}}}} \right){\text{sec}} \cr
& = 1200\,{\text{sec}} \cr
& = \frac{{1200}}{{60}}\,{\text{min}} \cr
& = 20\,{\text{minutes}} \cr} $$
Question 767. 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?
  1.    111 km
  2.    123 km
  3.    127 km
  4.    129 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 111 km
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Relative speed of the trains }} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {\frac{{100 + 200}}{{2 \times 60}}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {\frac{5}{2}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{Speed of train B}} \cr
& {\text{ = 120 kmph}} \cr
& = \left( {120 \times \frac{5}{{18}}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {\frac{{100}}{3}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{Let the speed of second train be }}x{\text{ m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{Then, }} \frac{{100}}{3} - x = \frac{5}{2} \cr
& \Rightarrow x = \left( {\frac{{100}}{3} - \frac{5}{2}} \right) \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \left( {\frac{{185}}{6}} \right){\text{m/sec}} \cr
& \therefore {\text{Speed of second train}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\left( {\frac{{185}}{6} \times \frac{{18}}{5}} \right){\text{ kmph}} \cr
& {\text{ = 111 kmph}} \cr} $$
Question 768. 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?
  1.    (a + b) m/s
  2.    (a + b + 1) m/s
  3.    (2a + 1) m/s
  4.    $$\frac{{2{\text{a}} + 1}}{2}$$ m/s
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> (a + b + 1) m/s
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Let the length of the train be }}x{\text{ metres}} \cr
& {\text{and its speed be }}y{\text{ m/s}} \cr
& {\text{Then,}} \cr
& {\text{ }}\frac{x}{{y - a}}{\text{ = b}}\,\,{\text{and}}\, \cr
& \,\frac{x}{{y - \left( {a + 1} \right)}} = \left( {b + 1} \right) \cr
& \Leftrightarrow {\text{ }}x{\text{ = }}b\left( {y - a} \right){\text{ and}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\text{ }}x = \left( {b + 1} \right)\left( {y - a - 1} \right) \cr
& \Leftrightarrow b\left( {y - a} \right) = \left( {b + 1} \right)\left( {y - a - 1} \right) \cr
& \Leftrightarrow by - ba = by - ba - b + y - a - 1 \cr
& \Leftrightarrow y = \left( {a + b + 1} \right) \cr} $$
Question 769. 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?
  1.    24 km/hr
  2.    36 km/hr
  3.    40 km/hr
  4.    45 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 45 km/hr
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Distance travelled in 14 sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = 50 + }}l \cr
& {\text{Distance travelled in 10 sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}l \cr
& {\text{So speed of train}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\frac{{50}}{{14 - 10}}{\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\frac{{50}}{4} \times \frac{{18}}{5}{\text{km/hr}} \cr
& {\text{ = 45 km/hr}} \cr} $$
Question 770. 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?
  1.    5 second
  2.    7.5 second
  3.    10 second
  4.    15 second
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 7.5 second
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Speed = 132 km/hr }} \cr
& {\text{ = 132}} \times \frac{5}{{18}}{\text{m/sec}} \cr
& {\text{ = }}\frac{{110}}{3}m/\sec \cr
& T = \frac{D}{S} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{110 + 165}}{{\frac{{100}}{3}}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{3\left( {275} \right)}}{{110}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\, = 7.5\sec \cr} $$

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