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Grade 11Mechanics

Two cars are moving in the same direction with a speed of 30km/h . They are separated from each other by 5 km . Third car moving in the opposite direction meets the two cars after an interval of 4 minutes . The speed of the third car is

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11 Years agoGrade 11
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11 Years ago
Since the third car covers a distance of 5km in 4mins, relative velocity of it will be 75km/h. As it is going in opposite direction, actually velocity= 75- 30 =45km/h