3.9 Two towns A and B are connected by a regular bus service with a bus leaving in either direction every T minutes. A man cycling with a speed of 20 km h–1 in the direction A to B notices that a bus goes past him every 18 min in the direction of his motion, and every 6 min in the opposite direction. What is the period T of the bus service and with what speed (assumed constant) do the buses ply on the road?
3.9 Two towns A and B are connected by a regular bus service with a bus leaving in either direction every T minutes. A man cycling with a speed of 20 km h–1 in the direction A to B notices that a bus goes past him every 18 min in the direction of his motion, and every 6 min in the opposite direction. What is the period T of the bus service and with what speed (assumed constant) do the buses ply on the road?
3.9 Cycling speed = 20 kmph
Let as assume speed of the bus is
The relative velocity of the buses in the direction of motion of the cyclist = -
Buses go past him every 18 mins = 18/60h = 0.3h
Distance covered = ( ) * 0.3
Since the buses leave every T minutes, ( ) * 0.3 = * (T/60) ……(1)
The relative
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