City X is at a distance of 560 km from City Y. A train starts from City Y to City X at 6 a.m. with a speed of 40 kmph. Another train starts from City X to City Y at 7 a.m. with a speed of 60 kmph. At what distance from City Y will the two trains be at the point of crossing?
given that
City X is at a distance of 560 km from City Y.
A train starts from City Y to City X at 6 a.m. with a speed of 40 kmph.
Another train starts from City X to City Y at 7 a.m. with a speed of 60 kmph.
Find: At what distance from City Y will the two trains be at the point of crossing?
solution:
let at distance x from city Y
that mean distance traveled by train A is 560-x and time taken is t+1 hr
distance traveled by train B is x and time taken is t hr
Let the meeting time of train from x be t. The distance travelled in time t=d
So the meeting time of train from y is t-1. The distance travelled in time t-1=560-d
So the train meets at 224 km from x and 560-224=336km from y