Paper I · 16 Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability & Data Interpretation · 16.5 Time, work, speed and distance

16.5.4 Problems on trains

A train is not a point: to pass something it must cover its own length plus the length of the object, at the relative speed between them.

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Key terms

  • trains
  • crossing a pole
  • crossing a platform
  • two trains
  • overtaking
  • relative speed
  • length of train
  • passenger in a train
  • speed ratio
  • accident problems

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