Two cars started simultaneously towards each other from towns A and B which are 480 km apart. It look first car travelling from A to B 8 hours to cover the distance and second car travelling from B to A in 12 hours . Determine when do the cars meet after starting and at what distance from town A . Assuming that both the cars travelled with constant speed .

Two cars started simultaneously towards each other from towns A and B

1.	Two cars started simultaneously towards each other from towns A and B which are 480 km apart. It look first car travelling from A to B 8 hours to cover the distance and second car travelling from B to A in 12 hours . Determine when do the cars meet after starting and at what distance from town A . Assuming that both the cars travelled with constant speed .
Answer» Solution :VELOCITY of car from `A=(480)/8=60//hour` DISTANCE travelled from `A=60t`velocity of car from `B=(480)/(12)=40km//hour` Distance travelled from `B=42t` Let the two CARS meet at t hour then `60t+40t=480 KM` `:. T=(480)/(60+40)=4.8 =hours` the distance `s=v_(A)xxt=60xx4.8=288km`.