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Let the speed of the policeman be x kmh. The thief runs at 15 kmh and was 500 meters 0.5 km ahead. Time taken to catch the thief is 15 minutes  0.25 hours. Relative speed  x  15 kmh Distance  0.5 km Time  0.25 hours Using the formula Distance  Speed Time 0.5 x  15  0.25 0.50.25  x  15 2  x  15 x  17

A policeman noticed a thief at a distance of 500 metres. The policeman started running and the thief also started running at the same time. The thief is running at a speed of 15 km/h. It took 15 minutes for the policeman to catch the thief. Find the speed of the policeman (in km/h).

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