When a train passes a stationary object of significant length (like a tunnel or bridge), the total distance covered by the train is the length of the object plus the length of the train itself.
Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passes through a 1.5 km long tunnel in two minutes. What is the length of the train?
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2015 · Topic: Mechanics (Newton's Laws of Motion and their applications)
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