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Train and bird problem[2007-02-26 23:42:17]
One train leaves Los Angeles at 15mph heading for New York. Another
train leaves from New York at 20mph heading for Los Angeles on the same
track. If a bird, flying at 25mph, leaves from Los Angeles at the same
time as the train and flies back and forth between the two trains until
they collide, how far will the bird have traveled?
Author:premTags: puzzle1 Comment


Answers:


[2007-07-31 08:21:00]
Relative velocity = 20+15= 35 Time to collision = d/35 (d=distance between the 2 cities) Distance travelled by bird = 25*d/35=5/7 *d
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