A drunkard is walking along a straight road. He takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so on. Each step is 1 m long and takes 1 s. There is a pit on the road 11 m away from the starting point. The drunkard will fall into the pit after:
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He moves 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward in 8sec after that he is 2m away from an initial position
x= 5-3=2m in 8 sec
after 24sec he will 6m away from an initial position
He moves further 5m forward then he falls in a pit which is 11m away from the initial position.
total time T=24+5=29sec.
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Answer:For 8 total steps it takes 8 seconds, and moves in total 2 steps forward (2 m)
Therefore, 3*2 m = 6 m At 3rd cycle
Time Elapsed 24 s
After walking 5 m forward, he takes 5s more. It becomes 11 m.
Time = 24 + 5 = 29m
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