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Two trains leave a railway station at the same time. The first train travels 5 km/hr faster than the second train. If after 2 hours, they are 50 km apart, find the speed of each train.

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Let the speed of the second train be x km/hr.

Then the speed of the first train is (x + 5) km/hr.

Let O be the position of the railway station from which the two trains leave.

Distance travelled by the first train in 2 hours = OA = Speed × Time = 2(x + 5)km

Distance travelled by the second train in 2 hours in OB = speed × Time = 2x km

Hence, the speed of the second train is 15 km/hr and the speed of the first train is 20 km/hr.

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