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QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Maths

Prelims 2026

The speed of a train TT is 100100 km per hour and the speed of a person PP is 44 km per hour. TT crosses PP in 1515 seconds, if PP travels along the direction of motion of TT. If PP travels along the opposite direction of TT, then in how much time does TT cross PP, in seconds, approximately?

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Explanation

Answer: C — 13.85 s (approx)

Find the length of the train using the same-direction crossing.

Relative speed when PP moves in the same direction as TT: vsame=1004=96 km/h=960003600=803 m/sv_{\text{same}} = 100 - 4 = 96 \text{ km/h} = \frac{96{}000}{3600} = \frac{80}{3} \text{ m/s}

Length of train L=vsame×15=803×15=400L = v_{\text{same}} \times 15 = \frac{80}{3} \times 15 = 400 m.

Time to cross when moving in opposite directions.

Relative speed: vopp=100+4=104 km/h=1040003600=2609 m/sv_{\text{opp}} = 100 + 4 = 104 \text{ km/h} = \frac{104{}000}{3600} = \frac{260}{9} \text{ m/s}

Time to cross: t=Lvopp=400260/9=400×9260=360026013.846 st = \frac{L}{v_{\text{opp}}} = \frac{400}{260/9} = \frac{400 \times 9}{260} = \frac{3600}{260} \approx 13.846 \text{ s}

So t13.85t \approx 13.85 s.

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