Train Problem set
Train Problems : āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž
1. Train crossing a standing man / pole
Formula: Time=Length of Train / Speed of TrainIf speed = x km/hr, length = L m
Then,
Time = L/x
Explanation: Only train moves, so speed = train speed. : āĻā§āĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš/āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ → āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. Two trains moving in opposite direction
Speeds = x km/hr and y km/hr
Relative Speed: x + y
Time to cross each other: Time = L1 + L2 / x + y
Explanation: Opposite direction → speeds add. : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ → āĻāϤāĻŋ āϝā§āĻ āĻšā§ (x + y)
3. Two trains moving in same direction
Speeds = x km/hr and y km/hr
Relative Speed: âŖx−yâŖ
Time: Time = L1 + L2 / x−y
Explanation: Same direction → subtract speeds. : āĻāĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻāϤāĻŋ → āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋā§ā§āĻ āĻšā§ (x - y)
4. Train crossing a man sitting inside another train
Case 1: Opposite direction
Relative speed: x + y
Time: Time = L / x + y
Case 2: Same direction
Relative speed: x − y
Time: Time = L / x−y
Explanation: Man is in another train → use relative speed. : āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻā§ āĻāύ āĻāĻāύ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύāϤ āĻāĻā§ → āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
5. Train crossing a platform / bridge
Formula: Time = Length of Train + Length of Platform / Speed
Explanation: Train covers both lengths.: āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ + āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Important Summary (Exam Trick)
- Opposite → Add (x + y)
- Same → Subtract (x - y)
- Man/Pole → only train length
- Platform → add both lengths
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1. Train Crossing a Pole or Person
When a train crosses a pole or a person, the distance travelled equals the length of the train, because the pole or person has no length.
āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§, āϤā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āύāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Formula: Speed = Distance / Time, Distance = Length of Train
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Q. A train 200 m long crosses a pole in 10 seconds. : āĻāĻāĻž ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ ā§§ā§Ļ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Distance āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ= 200 m, : āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°
Time = 10 s, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ = ā§§ā§Ļ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ
Speed = 200 ÷ 10 = 20 m/s
Convert m/s to km/h: 20 x 18/5 = 72
Speed : km/h āϤ = 72 km/h, Note: m/s - km/h multiply by 18/5.
Q. Train length : āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ = 150 m(ā§§ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°), Platform length : āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ = 100 m(ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°) :
- Total distance : āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = 150 + 100 = 250 m
Exam Tricks :
- Crossing pole/person → Distance = Train length : āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš āĻĒāĻžā§° → āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ⧰ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ
- Crossing platform → Distance = Train + Platform : āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒāĻžā§° → āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāύ + āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ
- Always check unit conversion : āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻ