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Given information

given :

  • Initial speed of fugitive,  
  • Final speed of fugitive,  
  • Acceleration,  
  • Speed of train,  

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

To Determine time required catch up to the empty box car we will use  below equation ,

first equation of motion:

 

Where,   is the final velocity,   is the initial velocity,   is the acceleration and   is the time.

Third equation of motion:

 

Where,   is the displacement,   is the initial velocity,   is the acceleration and   is the time.

Substitute the values and solve:

 

Distance travelled by train,  

 

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