The subway escalator moves at a speed of 0.75 m / s. Find the time it takes for a passenger to move 20 m

The subway escalator moves at a speed of 0.75 m / s. Find the time it takes for a passenger to move 20 m relative to the ground if he himself walks in the direction of the escalator for 0.25 s. reference system associated with the escalator.

Since the passenger is moving in the direction of movement of the escalator, the passenger’s ground speed

Vz = Ve + Vp.

We will find the time by the formula

T = S / Vz.

Substitute the values and calculate the required

T = S / (Ve + Vp);

T = 20 / (0.75 + 0.25) = 20.

Answer: 20 s.



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