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1). Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.2). Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.3). Statement I and Statement II together are sufficient, but neither of the two alone is sufficient to answer the question.4). Either Statement I or Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question. |
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Answer» The RELATION between Distance travelled, Speed of travel and the Time taken to travel this distance is given by: Distance = Speed × Time---- (A) $(? Time = \;\frac{{Distance}}{{Speed}}\;)$---- (B) Let the LENGTH of the train be 'L' metres. According to the given information the train crosses the 120 metre platform in 'T' seconds. Using above formulae: Time taken to cross the platform = (TOTAL Distance covered)/Speed $(\therefore {\rm{\;T\;}} = \frac{{L + 120}}{{Speed}}\;)$---- (1) Consider Statement (I), according to which the train crosses a signal post in 'R' seconds Using above formulae: Time taken to cross the signal post = (Total Distance covered)/Speed $(\therefore {\rm{R\;}} = \frac{L}{{Speed}})$---- (2) The values of 'T' and 'R' are given values, so the only variables we need to solve for are 'L' and Speed. We have 2 equations to solve for 2 variables. ∴ Statement (I) is ENOUGH to find the length of the train. Now consider Statement (II),according to whichthe train moves at 90 km/hr. $(\therefore {\rm{Speed\;}} = {\rm{\;}}90\frac{{{\rm{km}}}}{{{\rm{hr}}}} = 90 \times \frac{5}{{18}}{\rm{m}}/{\rm{s\;}} = {\rm{\;}}25{\rm{\;m}}/{\rm{s}})$ Substituting this value in equation (1) we can get the length of the train. ∴ Statement (II) alone can give the length of the train. ∴ Both statements are individually sufficient to find the answer |
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