Nitin Gupta 5.

Problems on Trains
Nitin Gupta Train crossing a pole/man/platform/bridge/train Whenever one object of finite length crosses another object of finite length, in crossing the object completely it covers a distance equal to the sum of the lengths. The distance to be covered is independent of the direction in which it is crossing i.e. whether the two objects are crossing each other in opposite directions or if one is overtaking the other i.e. in same direction, the distance to be covered for one to completely cross the other is the sum of the lengths. March 23, 2012 at 10:38pm 3

Bhabapriya Mishra present March 23, 2012 at 10:38pm

Nitin Gupta In the problems asked, usually a train is crossing either a pole or a man (stationary or walking) or a platform or bridge or another train (obviously moving). For all such cases you could use the following with the modifications as noted below: Time taken to cross = (L1+L2)/(S1+-S2) March 23, 2012 at 10:39pm

Ankit Mishra wait sir March 23, 2012 at 10:40pm via mobile

Nitin Gupta If one of the object is a pole or a man, its length will be 0 (zero) If one of the object is stationary (e.g. pole, platform, bridge), its speed will be 0 (zero) and the relative speed will just be the speed of the moving object. March 23, 2012 at 10:40pm 2

Ankit Mishra yes sir... March 23, 2012 at 10:40pm via mobile

Aman Malhotra we have to add the lenth of both train chaahe same direction ya opposite direction ?

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Nitin Gupta 1. A train running at 72 kmph crosses a telephone pole in 7 sec. What is the length of the train? March 23, 2012 at 10:41pm

Sambit Rath 72kmph=20m/s 20*7=140 March 23, 2012 at 10:42pm

Avinash Kumar 140 mts March 23, 2012 at 10:42pm

Aman Malhotra 140 meter March 23, 2012 at 10:42pm

Abhishek Tiwari 140 m.. March 23, 2012 at 10:42pm

Nitin Gupta Since a telephone pole is a stationary object of negligible length, the distance the train covers is just its own length. Converting 72 kmph into m/s, since 72 is 4th multiple of 18, speed in m/s is 4th multiple of 5 i.e. 20 m/s Distance = 20 7 = 140 m So length of the train = 140 m March 23, 2012 at 10:43pm

Nitin Gupta 2. A train crosses 2 platforms of length 400 m and 600 m in 6 seconds and 8 seconds respectively. What is the length of the train?

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Ankit Mishra 140m March 23, 2012 at 10:43pm via mobile

Abhishek Tiwari 200 March 23, 2012 at 10:44pm

Ankit Mishra 200m March 23, 2012 at 10:44pm via mobile

Sambit Rath (400+L)/6=(600+L)/8=>L=200 March 23, 2012 at 10:44pm 1

Avinash Kumar 200m March 23, 2012 at 10:44pm

Aman Malhotra 200 meter March 23, 2012 at 10:45pm

Vaibhav Gupta 200m March 23, 2012 at 10:45pm

Nitin Gupta 2. Approach 2: Using proportionality In the two scenarios crossing platform of 400 m in 6 sec and

crossing platform of 600 m in 8 sec, the speed is the same. Hence distance will be proportional to time taken. The distances covered are 400 + x and 600 + x i.e. a difference of 200. And the time taken are 6 sec & 8 sec. Thus ratio of time is 3 : 4. This will also be the ratio of distances and we know that the difference in distances is 200. Thus, the distances covered in the two scenarios is 600 m and 800 m. Thus, length of train is 200 m. March 23, 2012 at 10:45pm 3

Nitin Gupta 3. A train crosses two persons who are walking at 2 kmph and 4 kmph, in the same direction in which the train is going, in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. Find the length of the train. March 23, 2012 at 10:45pm

Sumit Rawat 200m March 23, 2012 at 10:45pm

Ankit Mishra 180m March 23, 2012 at 10:47pm via mobile

Abhishek Tiwari 180.. March 23, 2012 at 10:47pm

Aman Malhotra 180 meter March 23, 2012 at 10:47pm

Sumit Rawat 180 m March 23, 2012 at 10:47pm

Sambit Rath L/(v-2)=9 and L/(v-4)=10 divide v-4/v-2 =9/10 =>v=22 and L=180 March 23, 2012 at 10:48pm

Ankit Mishra pehle s=22 den lnth in 180 March 23, 2012 at 10:48pm via mobile

Nitin Gupta Approach 2: using Proportionality In the two scenarios, train crossing man walking at 2 kmph and train crossing man walking at 4 kmph, the distance covered will be the length of the train itself i.e. will be same in both the cases. Thus, ratio of speed will be inverse of ratio of time taken. Since ratio of time taken is 9 : 10, ratio of speed will be 10 : 9. Further we also know that the difference in the speeds in the two scenario will be 2 kmph (speeds will be S 2 and S 4). Thus, the speeds in the two scenario are 20 kmph and 18 kmph. At 18 kmph i.e. 5 m/s, distance covered in 10 sec will be 50 m. This has to be the length of the train. March 23, 2012 at 10:48pm 2

Nitin Gupta sabka galat March 23, 2012 at 10:49pm 2

Sambit Rath 180*5/18 = 50 karna thaaa March 23, 2012 at 10:49pm

Bhabapriya Mishra 200 March 23, 2012 at 10:49pm

Ambarish Kulkarni present sir. 180 March 23, 2012 at 10:49pm


Aman Malhotra o o March 23, 2012 at 10:50pm

Nitin Gupta Laxman and Bharat decide to go from Agra to Delhi for watching a cricket match and board two different trains for that purpose. While Laxman takes the first train the leaves for Delhi, Bharat decides to wait for some time and take a faster train. On th...See More March 23, 2012 at 10:50pm

Abhishek Tiwari March 23, 2012 at 10:50pm

Ambarish Kulkarni a) March 23, 2012 at 10:55pm

Robin Zutshi c March 23, 2012 at 10:55pm

Abhishek Tiwari a..?? March 23, 2012 at 10:56pm

Nitin Gupta You need to mark all correct options......... March 23, 2012 at 10:56pm

Avinash Kumar a,c,d

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Nitin Gupta Jain Abhishek Sood Saransh Manav Massand March 23, 2012 at 10:56pm

Sumit Rawat a c d March 23, 2012 at 10:58pm 1

Abhishek Tiwari a,c... March 23, 2012 at 10:58pm

Robin Zutshi a, c March 23, 2012 at 10:59pm

Abhishek Tiwari a,c,d... March 23, 2012 at 10:59pm 1

Abhishek Tiwari but speed was very bad..!!! March 23, 2012 at 11:00pm

Nitin Gupta 4. answer -- a,c,d -- all are correct. IIFT 2006 was multi option March 23, 2012 at 11:00pm 7

Ambarish Kulkarni a,c,d

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Nitin Gupta A tunnel measuring 4 km and 636 meters is designed specifically for two trains to pass simultaneously in the same or opposite directions. Therefore two express trains of length 400 m each, travel through the tunnel at the rate 56 kmph and 80 kmph. 5. Assuming that both the trains enter the tunnel at the same point of time (t = 0) from the two different ends, then the minimum value of t such that both the trains have cleared the tunnel will be. a. 2 min 45 sec b. 2 min 24 sec c. 2 min 36 sec d. None of these 6. Assuming that the guard starts walking immediately as he enters the tunnel and the train is traveling at the speed of 80 kmph, what is the time by taken a guard walking at the rate of 5 kmph along the corridor towards the engine to clear the tunnel? a. 3 min 46 sec b. 3 min 53 sec c. 4 min d. None of these March 23, 2012 at 11:02pm

Amit Nangia Abhishek Mahajan March 23, 2012 at 11:05pm

Nitin Gupta what happened???????? March 23, 2012 at 11:10pm

Avinash Kumar Nitin Gupta sir donno kahi par galat jaa raha hae mera March 23, 2012 at 11:11pm

Abhishek Tiwari 5. none of these..?? March 23, 2012 at 11:13pm

Nitin Gupta 5. Distance to be covered 4636 + 400 = 5036 m Speed of the slower train = 56 kmph = 56 (5 / 18) m sec time taken = 5.39 min. 6. Time taken = 4636/(80+5)*5/18 = 196 sec. = 3 min, 16 sec March 23, 2012 at 11:13pm 3


Sumit Rawat none... March 23, 2012 at 11:14pm

Abhishek Tiwari 6 c..??? not confident... March 23, 2012 at 11:14pm

Ambarish Kulkarni Nitin Gupta : sir, was correct for 1st q. But was not confident. March 23, 2012 at 11:15pm

Abhishek Tiwari sir in 6th 1 wud not not be minus..??? 80-5..??Nitin Gupta March 23, 2012 at 11:15pm

Nitin Gupta 7. Two trains are travelling in opposite direction at uniform speed 60 and 50 km per hour respectively. They take 5 seconds to cross each other. If the two trains had travelled in the same direction, then a passenger sitting in the faster moving train would have overtaken the other train in 18 seconds. What are the lengths of trains (in metres)? 1) 112.78 2) 97.78, 55 3) 102.78, 50 4) 102.78, 55 March 23, 2012 at 11:15pm

Abhishek Tiwari 3..??? March 23, 2012 at 11:17pm

Amit Nangia 3 March 23, 2012 at 11:18pm


Avinash Kumar 3 March 23, 2012 at 11:18pm

Sambit Rath 3.? March 23, 2012 at 11:19pm

Sumit Rawat 3 March 23, 2012 at 11:19pm

Nitin Gupta 7. answer -3 March 23, 2012 at 11:19pm 3

Nitin Gupta i hope all the basic concepts are clear now March 23, 2012 at 11:20pm 6

Abhishek Tiwari 6th wale me mere ques ka nas please..?? 80-5 nahi hoga..?? Nitin Gupta March 23, 2012 at 11:21pm

Abhishek Mahajan 3 March 23, 2012 at 11:22pm

Rahul Doomra 3 March 26, 2012 at 8:26pm