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AA and BB are two points on a straight line. Ram runs from AA to BB while Rahim runs from BB to AA. After crossing each other, Ram and Rahim reach their destinations in one minute and four minutes, respectively. If they start at the same time, then the ratio of Ram's speed to Rahim's speed is

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✅ Correct Option: 2

Let's say Ram's speed =R= R and Rahim's speed =r= r

They meet after time TT


When two people meet while running toward each other, after meeting, each person covers the distance that the other person had already covered before meeting.


Distance covered by Ram before meeting =R×T= R \times T

Distance covered by Rahim before meeting =r×T= r \times T


After meeting:

Ram covers Rahim's distance in 1 minute: r×T=R×1r \times T = R \times 1 ... (1)

Rahim covers Ram's distance in 4 minutes: R×T=r×4R \times T = r \times 4 ... (2)


Multiplying equations (1) and (2):

(r×T)×(R×T)=R×1×r×4(r \times T) \times (R \times T) = R \times 1 \times r \times 4

r×R×T2=4×R×rr \times R \times T^2 = 4 \times R \times r

T2=4T^2 = 4

T=2T = 2 minutes


Substituting T=2T = 2 in equation (1):

r×2=R×1r \times 2 = R \times 1

2r=R2r = R

Rr=21\dfrac{R}{r} = \dfrac{2}{1}

Therefore, Ram's speed : Rahim's speed =2:1= 2:1

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