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Grade 99 grade science

Two trains of length 500 metres and 1000 M moving in opposite direction with same speed crosses each other in 10 second,find their speed ?pls explain step by step

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7 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Arun
7 Years ago
Dear student
 
Relative displacement = 1000 m + 500 m = 1500 m
Relative velocity = v1 + v2 = 2v

Relative velocity = Relative Displacement / Time
2v = 1500 m / 10 s
v = 75 m/s

Speed of each train is 75 m/s