A thief is running away on a straight road in a jeep moving with a speed of 9 m/s. A policeman chases him on a motorcycle moving at a speed of 10 m/s. If the instantaneous separation of the jeep from

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A thief is running away on a straight road in a jeep moving with a speed of 9 m/s. A policeman chases him on a motorcycle moving at a speed of 10 m/s. If the instantaneous separation of the jeep from the motorcycle is 100 m, how long will it take for the policeman to catch the thief:

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D

Solution:

Relative speed = $10 - 9 = 1$ m/s over a 100 m gap: $t = 100$ s. Option D.

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Relative speed = 10 − 9 = 1 m/s over a 100 m gap: t = 100 s. Option D.

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