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Two trains A and B of length 400 m each are moving on two parallel tracks with a uniform speed of 72 kmh in the same direction, with A ahead of B. The driver of B decides to overtake A and accelerates by ms2. If after 50 s, the guard of B just brushes past the driver of A and the original distance between them is x, then calculate value of x10 ?
PhysicsMotion In One DimensionJEE Main
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The correct answer is: 45.00
Length of each train,

l A = l B = 4 0 m

uA=72×518m/s

= 20 m/s

Distance travelled by train A in 50 s

s A = u A × t

(As for unaccelerated motion, distance = Speed x Time)

s A = 2 0 × 5 0

= 1000 m

Distance travelled by train B in 50 s,

s B = u B t + 1 2 a B t 2

(As motion of train B is an accelerated motion)

s B = 2 0 × 5 0 + 1 2 × 1 × 5 0 2

= 1000 + 1250

= 2250 m

relative distance between the two trains =S B S A

= 2250 - 1000

= 1250 m
we should subtract 2l from it where l is length of train so final answer will be 450 m

Alternate Method

Initially, both the trains are moving with same speed, the train B first comes that of the train A in 50 s with an acceleration of 50 s .

  Original distance between the trains

= Distance covered by train B with an acceleration a

= ut + 1 2 at 2

= 0 × 5 0 + 1 2 × 1 × 5 0 2

(As both train starts with same velocity, so velocity, so velocity of train when it starts accelerating can be taken as zero).

= 1250 m .

we should subtract 2l from it where l is length of train so final answer will be 450 m

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