A bus moving at 50m/s overtakes another bus at 30m/s. If each bus is 10m long, find the time taken for the overtake.
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A bus moving at 50m/s overtakes another bus at 30m/s. If each bus is 10m long, find the time taken for the overtake.
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Answer:
Relative velocity of overtaking
=
40
−
30
=
10
m
/
s
Total relative distance covered with this relative velocity during overtaking
=
100
+
200
=
300
m
So, time taken
=
300
10
=
30
s