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Q.

Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds , they meet in 5 hrs. If they travel towards each other they meet in one hour. What is the difference of speeds in km/hr of the two cars ?


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a

20 km/hr

b

30 km/hr

c

60 km/hr

d

50 km/hr 

answer is A.

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Concept- Use the formula if all the automobiles are going in the same direction.
Question ImageUse the formula if the cars are traveling in the opposite direction.
Question ImageSolve these two equations to get the SA and SB
Let the vehicle's speed at A Question Imageand the speed of car at Question Image be Question Imagewhile the vehicle is moving in one direction Speed relative is Question ImageDist Question ImageQuestion Image hours
Question Image Dist Question ImageQuestion ImageQuestion Imagewhen an automobile is traveling against the grain Speed relative is Question ImageDist Question ImageQuestion Image hours
Dist Question ImageQuestion ImageQuestion Image (II)
Solving (I) & (II)
Question ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageQuestion ImageSpeed of the car at Question ImageSpeed of the car at B Question ImageThe difference of speeds is Question ImageHence, option 1 is correct.
 
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