Time & Work Set 2
Q1. Buses depart from a bus terminal at an interval of 8 minutes. A man walking towards the bus terminal meets the buses at an interval of 7 minutes. If the speed of the man is 6 km/h, find the speed of the buses. āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ 8 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰⧠āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞ⧰ āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ā§°āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ 7 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰⧠āϞāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋ 6 km/h āĻšāϞā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 36 km/h (b) 39 km/h (c) 42 km/h (d) 49 km/h
āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ / Soln
Given:
- Interval between buses = 8 minutes : āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϏāϞ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ = 8 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ
- Interval at which man meets buses = 7 minutes : āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āϞāĻ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ = 7 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ
- Speed of man = 6 km/h : āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ = 6 km/h
- Let speed of bus = v km/h : āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ = v km/h
When a man moves towards the buses, relative speed increases. Relative speed = (Speed of bus + Speed of man),
āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ Relative speed = āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ + āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ
Formula : Actual interval / Observed interval = Relative speed / Bus speed
8/7 = v + 6/v
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ = 42 km/h
Short Trick :
Bus speed = (Man speed × Actual interval) ÷ (Actual interval - Observed interval) (Intervals must be in hours)
= (6 × 8/60) ÷ 1/60 = 42 km/h
Q2. Two rifles are fired from the same place at an interval of 11 min 45 sec. A man coming towards that place in a train hears the second sound after 11 minutes. If the speed of sound = 330 m/s, find the speed of the train. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ : āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĢāϞ 11 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ 45 āĻā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āϏā§āĻ āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻšāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ 11 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϤ āĻļā§āύā§āĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ 330 m/s āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ?
Options: (a) 72 km/h (b) 75 km/h (c) 78 km/h (d) 81 km/h
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§
- Actual time gap (āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰) : 11 min 45 sec =705 sec
- Time gap heard by man (āĻļā§āύāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰) : 11 min =660 sec
- Speed of sound (āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ) = 330 m/s
- Speed of train = v m/s
When a man moves towards the source, the heard time interval becomes smaller due to relative speed. āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻāύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§āϏ⧰ āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻšāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§, relative speed = āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ + āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋ
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°
Actual interval / Heard interval = Speed of sound / Speed of sound + Speed of train
= 705 / 660 = 330 / 330 + v
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž
705(330 + v) = 660 × 330
232650 + 705v = 217800
705v = 14850
v = 21.05 m/s
Convert to km/h / km/h āϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ : 21.05 × 18/5 â≈ 75 km/h
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : Speed of train = (b) 75 km/h , āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋ = (b) 75 km/h
Short Trick :
Train speed = Speed of sound (Actual time - Heard time / Heard time)
= 330 × 705 - 660 / 660 = 22.5 m/s ≈ 75 km/h
Q3. Buses start from a bus terminal at an interval of 10 minutes. A man going away from the bus terminal meets the buses every 12 minutes. If the speed of the man is 5 km/h, find the speed of the buses. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ : āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ 10 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ 12 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻ āϞāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋ 5 km/h āĻšāϞā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 25 km/h (b) 30 km/h (c) 36 km/h (d) 40 km/h
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§
- Actual bus interval (āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ) = 10 min
- Interval when man meets buses (āϞāĻ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ) = 12 min
- Speed of man (āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ) = 5 km/h
- Speed of bus = v km/h
Man is going away from the bus terminal, so: Relative speed = Bus speed − Man speed
āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§ āĻāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§, Relative speed = āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ − āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§° : Actual interval / Observed interval = Bus speed - Man speed / Bus speed
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Speed of buses = 30 km/h, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ = 30 km/h
Memory Tip:
- Towards bus - interval decreases
- Away from bus - interval increases
Q4. Two bullets are fired from the same place at an interval of 14 minutes. A man sitting in a train going away from the place hears the second sound after 15 minutes. If the speed of the train = 22 m/s, find the speed of sound. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āϞ⧠14 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰⧠āĻāϞā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš āϏā§āĻ āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύāϤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ 15 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϤ āĻļā§āύā§āĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋ 22 m/s āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 300 m/s (b) 315 m/s (c) 320 m/s (d) 330 m/s
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§
- Actual time interval (āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰) = 14 min
- Heard time interval (āĻļā§āύāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰) = 15 min
- Speed of train (āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋ) = 22 m/s
- Speed of sound = v m/s
Man is moving away from the source, so the heard interval increases. āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻāύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§āϏ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§ āĻāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§ Relative speed = Speed of sound − Speed of train.
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°
Actual interval / Heard interval = Speed of sound - Speed of train / Speed of sound
14 / 15 = v - 22 / v
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : Speed of sound = 330 m/s, āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋ = 330 m/s
Short Trick :
When man goes away from sound source:
Apply values / āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāϏāĻžāĻāĻ:
Tip / āĻŽāύāϤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ : i. Towards source - time decreases // ii. Away from source - time increases // iii. Bullet / sound problems = relative speed concept