Two trains are running in the same direction on two parallel tracks. One train 180 m long is moving at 120 kph and the other train 120 m long is moving at 180 kph. At a certain instance, the front end of the faster train is 600 m behind the tail end of the slower train. 1) Find the distance traveled by the slower train when the front end of the faster train caught up with its tail end. 2) Find the distance traveled by the faster train when its front end caught up with the tail end of the slower train. 3) Find the time required for the faster train to completely overtake the slower train. Subject: Engineering Mechanics Topic: Motion of Projectile
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
Two trains are running in the same direction on two
parallel tracks. One train 180 m long is moving at 120 kph
and the other train 120 m long is moving at 180 kph. At a
certain instance, the front end of the faster train is 600 m
behind the tail end of the slower train.
1) Find the distance traveled by the slower train when the
front end of the faster train caught up with its tail end.
2) Find the distance traveled by the faster train when its
front end caught up with the tail end of the slower train.
3) Find the time required for the faster train to completely
overtake the slower train.
Subject: Engineering Mechanics
Topic: Motion of Projectile
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