Two buses are moving in opposite directions with velocities of 36 km/hr and 108
km/hr. Find the distance between them after 20 minutes.

Respuesta :

Explanation:

It is given that,

Speed of bus 1 is 36 km/h and speed of bus 2 is 108 km/h. We need to find the distance between bus 1 and 2 after 20 minutes.

Time = 20 minutes = [tex]\dfrac{20}{60}\ h=\dfrac{1}{3}\ h[/tex]

As the buses are moving in opposite direction, then the concept of relative velocity is used. So,

Distance, [tex]d=v\times t[/tex]

v is relative velocity, v = 108 + 36 = 144 km/h

So,

[tex]d=144\ km/h \times \dfrac{1}{3}\ h\\\\d=48\ km[/tex]

So, the distance between them is 48 km after 20 minutes.