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Mathematics & Surveying Civil Engineering Licensure Examination Review

The document describes a problem involving two trains traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks at different speeds. It asks to calculate: 1) The time for the faster second train (traveling at 240 kph) to reach the tail of the slower first train (120 kph), which is 10.8 seconds. 2) The total distance traveled by the second train from its starting point to overtake the first train, which is 720 meters. 3) The distance traveled by the first train from its starting point until the two trains are abreast of each other, which is 295 meters.

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Mathematics & Surveying Civil Engineering Licensure Examination Review

The document describes a problem involving two trains traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks at different speeds. It asks to calculate: 1) The time for the faster second train (traveling at 240 kph) to reach the tail of the slower first train (120 kph), which is 10.8 seconds. 2) The total distance traveled by the second train from its starting point to overtake the first train, which is 720 meters. 3) The distance traveled by the first train from its starting point until the two trains are abreast of each other, which is 295 meters.

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PROBLEM 6:

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• Two trains are running in the same direction on two b.) total distance traveled by the second train from the initial
parallel tracks. The trains are 85 m. and 65 m.
respectively and running at 120 kph and 240 kph. If position when it has complete overtaken the first train.
the trail end of the first train is 210 m. ahead of the
front end of the second train.
a) Determine the times required for the front end of

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the second train to reach the tail end of the first
train.
b) Determine the total distance traveled by the second
train from the initial position when it has complete
overtaken the first train. 210 + 85 + 33.33t = 66.67t – 65
c) Determine the distance traveled by the first train
33.33t = 360

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from the initial position until both ends of the two
trains abreast each other. t = 10.80 sec.

a.) Time required for the front end of the second train Total distance traveled by second train to
to reach the tail end of the first train.
overtake the first train.

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240000 = 66.67 (10.8)
2nd Train 𝑡 = 66.67𝑡 2nd Train
3600
= 720 m.
1st Train 1st Train
65 210 85 120000
𝑡 = 33.33𝑡
3600

66.67t = 210 + 85 + 33.33t – 85


33.33t = 360
t = 6.3 sec.

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CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAMINATION REVIEW
PROBLEM 6: (Cont…)
c.) Distance traveled by the first train from
the initial position until both ends of the two
trains abreast each other.
2
2nd Train
66.67t

1st Train
2nd Train

1st Train
0
2
65 210 85 33.33t

210 + 85 + 33.33t = 66.67t

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t = 8.85 sec.
Total distance traveled by the first train
Until the two train abreast each other.
Distance = 33.33 (8.85)
Distance = 295 m.

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CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAMINATION REVIEW

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