A 75 m long train overtakes a person walking at 6 km/hr in 7.5 seconds. After that, it overtakes another person in 6.75 seconds. At what speed was the second person travelling?
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Step-by-step explanation:
Correct option is C)
Let the speed of the train be x m/s
Speed of the 1
st
man =6 km/hr = (6×
18
5
) m/s =
3
5
m/s
⇒
(x−5/3)
75
=
2
15
⇒150=15×
3
(3x−5)
=15x−25
⇒15x=175
⇒x=
15
175
=
3
35
m/s
Let the speed of the second man be y m/s.
Then
(
3
35
−y)
75
=
4
27
⇒300=27×(
3
35−3y
)=315−27y
⇒27y=15
⇒y=
27
15
m/s =(
27
15
×
5
18
) km/hr =2 km/hr
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