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by thephoenix » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:36 am
It takes the high-speed train x hours to travel the z miles from Town A to Town B at a constant rate, while it takes the regular train y hours to travel the same distance at a constant rate. If the high-speed train leaves Town A for Town B at the same time that the regular train leaves Town B for Town A, how many more miles will the high-speed train have traveled than the regular train when the two trains pass each other?

z(y – x)/x + y

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by shashank.ism » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:41 am
thephoenix wrote:It takes the high-speed train x hours to travel the z miles from Town A to Town B at a constant rate, while it takes the regular train y hours to travel the same distance at a constant rate. If the high-speed train leaves Town A for Town B at the same time that the regular train leaves Town B for Town A, how many more miles will the high-speed train have traveled than the regular train when the two trains pass each other?

z(y – x)/x + y

z(x – y)/x + y

z(x + y)/y – x

xy(x – y)/x + y

xy(y – x)/x + y

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phoenix please post ur solution too...so that we can think of shorter approach otherwise we might lead in the same direction as you..
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by bitsho » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:50 am
OA is A ?? here is the approach ,which i followed ... assuming distance between town A and town B is 300 miles , the speed of high speed train 100 miles/hr and speed of regular train 50 miles/hrs .
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by bitsho » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:51 am
OA is A ?? here is the approach ,which i followed ... assuming distance between town A and town B is 300 miles , the speed of high speed train 100 miles/hr and speed of regular train 50 miles/hrs .
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by vijay_venky » Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:54 am
The velocity of HST=z/x and of NT=z/y

Now because the trains are head-on the relative velocity=z(x+y)/(xy)

Now the time taken for them to meet=z/(relative velocity)=xy/(x+y)

So, in this time the extra distance traveled by HST = time(diff in velocity)=xy/(x+y)[z/x-z/y]

which is z[y-x]/[x+y]
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by shashank.ism » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:13 am
thephoenix wrote:It takes the high-speed train x hours to travel the z miles from Town A to Town B at a constant rate, while it takes the regular train y hours to travel the same distance at a constant rate. If the high-speed train leaves Town A for Town B at the same time that the regular train leaves Town B for Town A, how many more miles will the high-speed train have traveled than the regular train when the two trains pass each other?
z(y – x)/x + y
z(x – y)/x + y
z(x + y)/y – x
xy(x – y)/x + y
xy(y – x)/x + y
my way of solution was lengthy , suggest some shorter approach
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Just go like this let p be distance covered by HST and z-p by RT when they cross each other so their time taken is equal
--> p/(z/x)= (z-p)/((z/y) --> px = yz-py --> p=yz/(x+y)
so extra distance covered = p-(z-p) = 2p-z = 2yz/(x+y) -z = [spoiler]z(y-x)/(x+y) Ans A[/spoiler]
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