A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is

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Let the length of the first train be x metres. Then, the length of the second train is ❨ x ❩ me…

Relative speed = (48 + 42) kmph =	❨	90 x	5	❩	m/sec = 25 m/sec.
			18

∴	[x + (x/2)]	= 12 or	3x	= 300 or x = 200.
	25		2

Speed of the first train =	❨	48 x	5	❩	m/sec =	40	m/sec.
			18			3

∴ (200 + y) x	3	= 45
	40

A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is

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