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Relative motion based problems
Question

When two bodies approach each other with the different speeds, the distance between them decreases by 120 m for every one minute. If they are moving in same direction, the distance between them increases by 90 m for very one minute. The speeds of the bodies are

Moderate
Solution

The relative velocity is vector subtraction

V1+V2 = 120/60 = 2 ; V1 - V2 = 90/60 = 1.5

2V1 = 3.5 ⇒ V1 = 3.5/2

V1 = 1.75 ms-1 ; Hence V2 = 0.25 ms-1

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