Answer-A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 250 m. When the policeman starts chase, the thi...

Question

Accepted Answer

Speed of thief 10kmh 10518259ms The relative speed of the thief and the policeman  12.5 - 10  2.5 kmh or 2.5518  2536 ms  Time taken by the policeman to catch the thief.  T  250 2536  T3610  360 s  Now Distance traveled by the thief before getting caught.    D  259 360  D  25 x 40  1000 m or 1 km  The thief ran 1 km before he is caught.

A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 250
m. When the policeman starts chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming that the speed of the thief is 10 km/h and that of the policeman is 12.5 km/h. How far will have the thief run before he is caught?

Detailed Solution

More Previous year papers Questions

Relevant for Exams:

Hey! Ask a query

Please Register/Login

A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 250m. When the policeman starts chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming that the speed of the thief is 10 km/h and that of the policeman is 12.5 km/h. How far will have the thief run before he is caught?