Multiple choice

A train, travelling at 20 km/hr is approaching a platform. A bird is sitting on a pole on the platform. When the train is at a distance of 2 km from the pole, brakes are applied which produce a uniform deceleration in it. At that instant the bird flies towards the train at 60 km/hr and after touching the nearest point on the train flies back to the pole and then flies towards the train and continues repeating itself. Calculate how much distance will the bird have flown before the train stops?

  1. 12 km

  2. 10 km

  3. 14 km

  4. 20 km

  5. 24 km

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Applying the equation v2 - u2 = 2*a*S 02 - (20)2 = 2*a*2 -400 = 4*a a = -100 km/ hr -2v = u + a*t 0 = 20 - 100*t t = 0.2 Distance travelled by the bird = 0.2 * 60 = 12 km (Answer)