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A thief is spotted by a policeman from 500 m. When the

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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 500 2536 T3620 720 s Now Distance traveled by the thief before getting caught. D 259 720 D 25 x 40 2000 m or 2 km The thief ran 2 km before he is caught.

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 the thief run before he is caught?

A 1km

B 2km

C 1.5km

D 2.5km

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