Point K lies between points P and Q such that the length of QK is thrice that of PK. Two cars start traveling towards each other from the endpoints. The car started from Q reaches K one hour after another car which started from P. If the speed of the car started from Q is half of that of another car, then how much time is taken by the first car in reaching K from P?
Point K lies between points P and Q such that the length of QK is thrice that of PK. Two cars start traveling towards each other from the endpoints. The car started from Q reaches K one hour after another car which started from P. If the speed of the car started from Q is half of that of another car, then how much time is taken by the first car in reaching K from P? Correct Answer 12 Min
Let the distance between PK be x, and Speed of the first car be S
⇒ Distance between QK = 3x
⇒ Speed of the second car = 2S
Let the first car takes ‘t’ hr to reach K
⇒ Time taken by second car to reach K = (t + 1) hr
We know that
⇒ Speed = Distance/Time
Time taken by car from P to K, t = x/S
Time taken by car from Q to K = 3x/(S/2) = 6x/S = 6t
According to the question,
6t = t + 1
⇒ 5t = 1
⇒ t = 12 min
∴ Time taken by the first car to reach K 3 will be 12 Min