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A thief, after committing a theft runs at a uniform speed of 50 m/minute. After 2 minutes,a policeman runs to catch him. He goes 60 m in first minute and increases his speed by5 m/minute every suceeding minute. After how many minutes, the policeman will catchthe thief?[CBSE 2016) |
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Answer» After 1 minute, Thief = 50m POLICE= 0m After 2 minutes, Thief = 100M Police= 0m After 3 minutes, Thief = 150m Police= 60m After 4 minutes, Thief = 200m Police= 60+65m = 125m After 5 minutes, Thief = 250m Police= 125+70m = 195m After 6 minutes, Thief = 300m Police= 195+75m = 270m After 7 minutes, Thief = 350m Police= 270+80m = 350m Hence, thief will be caught after 7 minutee Hope it helps!!! :) |
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