Question: An automobile traveling 95 km/h overtakes a 1.10-km-long train traveling in the same direction on a track parallel to the road. If the trains speed

An automobile traveling 95 km/h overtakes a 1.10-km-long train traveling in the same direction on a track parallel to the road. If the trains speed is 75km/h, how long does it take the car to pass it. And how far will the car have traveled in this time? See Fig 2-40. What are the results if the car and train are traveling in opposite direction?


1.10 km v = 75 km/h 95 km/h

1.10 km v = 75 km/h 95 km/h

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