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  1. A man standing on a platform finds that a train takes 3 seconds to pass him and another train of the same length moving in the opposite direction, takes 4 seconds. The time taken by the trains to pass each other will be
    1. 2
      3
      seconds
      7
    2. 3
      3
      seconds
      7
    3. 4
      3
      seconds
      7
    4. 5
      3
      seconds
      7
Correct Option: B

Let the length of each train be x metres

Then, Speed of first train =
x
m/sec
3

Speed of second train =
x
m/sec
4

They are moving in opposite directions
∴ Required time =
x
+
x
34

=
4x + 3x
=
7x
m./sec.
1212

Total length = x + x = 2 x m.
∴  Time taken =
2x
7x
12

=
24
7

= 3
3
sec.
7



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