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A police jeep is chasing a culprit going on a motorbike. The motorbike crosses a turning at a speed of . The jeep follows it at a speed of , crossing the turning 10 s later than the bike

Assuming that they travel at constant speeds, how far from the turning will the jeep catch up with the bike? (In km)



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A police jeep is chasing a culprit going on a motorbike. The motorbike crosses a turning at a speed of . The jeep follows it at a speed of , crossing the turning 10 s later than the bike

Assuming that they travel at constant speeds, how far from the turning will the jeep catch up with the bike? (In km)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (1) -

(1)

In 10 s culprit reaches point  from . Distance covered by culprit,

At time , the police jeep is 200 m behind the culprit. Relative velocity between jeep and culprit is

Time  (Relative velocity is considered)

In 40 s, the police jeep will move from  to a distance . Where  away

The jeep will catch up with the bike 1 km far from the turning

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