Question

A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 200 metre. when the policeman starts chasing , the thief also starts running. if the speed of the thief be 16kmph and that of policeman be 20kmph, how far the thief will have run before he is overtaken?

Answer 1

d = 200 m, a = 16kmph = 40/9 m/s, b = 20kmph = 50/9 m/s
Required Distance D = d*(a/b-a)b= 200*(40/9/10/9) = 800m

Answer 2

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