Two cars start from opposite ends of a road,150 km apart.the first car takes the following path:
(1)goes straight on the road for 25 km.
(2)take a right turn and goes for a certain distance.
(3)it then takes a left turn and runs for another 25 km.
(4)at this point, it now takes another left turn and reaches the main road again.
Meanwhile the 2nd car ran only for 35km.
What would be the distance between the two cars now?
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If we ignore the time taken and the speed of the cars, which you did not
mention,
the effective distance in the direction of the road for the car doing the
turning is 50 km, and the distance of the other car is 35 km
So they would be 150-50-35 or 65 km apart
To find the distance between the two cars, we need to calculate the distance covered by each car.
Let's start with the first car:
1. The first car goes straight on the road for 25 km.
2. Then, it takes a right turn and goes for a certain distance. Let's call this distance 'x'.
3. After the right turn, it takes a left turn and runs for another 25 km.
4. Finally, it takes another left turn and reaches the main road.
So the total distance covered by the first car is 25 km (straight) + x km (right turn) + 25 km (left turn) + x km (left turn).
Now let's look at the second car:
The second car runs only for 35 km.
We know that the two cars start from opposite ends of a road, 150 km apart. Therefore, the distance between the two cars can be calculated by subtracting the total distance covered by the second car from the total distance covered by the first car.
Distance between the two cars = (25 + x + 25 + x) km - 35 km.
Simplifying, we have:
Distance between the two cars = 50 km + 2x - 35 km.
To find the value of 'x', we need more information or additional equations. The current information provided is not sufficient to determine the value of 'x'.