A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman chase him. The thief and the policeman run at the speed of 10 km/hr and 11 km/hr respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes?
Note
Speed of thief = 10 km/hr
Speed of policeman = 11 km/hr
Relative speed of policeman with respect to thief = (11 - 10) = 1 km/hr
The thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m.
Distance covered in 6 minutes = {(1000 ÷ 60) ☓ 6}= 100 m.
Distance between them after 6 minutes = (200 – 100) = 100 m.