Question

Two trains leave a railway station at the same time. The first train travels due west and the second train travels due north. The first train travels 5 km/hr faster than the second train. If after two hours, they are 50 km apart, find the speed of each train.

Answer 1

first train speed is 20km/h & 2nd train speed is 15km/h

Answer 2

$\huge \sf \color{purple}{\underline{\underline{Answer}}}$

Speed of first train is 20 Km/h and second train is 15 Km/h

$\huge \sf \color{purple}{\underline{\underline{Solution}}}$

➣ Let the 2nd train travel at X km/h

➣Then, the speed of a train is (5 +x) Km/hour.

➣ let the two trains live from station M.

➣ Distance travelled by first train in 2 hours

$\sf \boxed{\colorbox{skyblue}{Distance=speed×time}}$ = MA = 2(x+5) Km.

➣ Distance travelled by second train in 2 hours

= MB = 2x Km

$\sf \color{brown}{By \: Phythagoras \: theorem }$ AB²= MB²+MA²

⟹ 50²=(2(x+5)²+(2x)²

⟹ 2500 = (2x+10)² + 4x²

⟹8x² + 40x - 2400 = 0

⟹x² + 5x - 300 = 0

⟹x² + 20x -15x - 300 = 0

⟹x(x + 20) - 15(x + 20) = 0

⟹ (x + 20)(x -15) = 0

$\sf \boxed{\colorbox{lightgreen}{x=15 \: or \: 20}}$

Taking x = 15 , the speed of second train is 15 Km/h and speed of first train is 20 Km/h