Answer:
After 4 s of passing through the intersection, the train travels with 57.6 m/s
Solution:
As per the question:
Suppose the distance to the south of the crossing watching the east bound train be x = 70 m
Also, the east bound travels as a function of time and can be given as:
y(t) = 60t
Now,
To calculate the speed, z(t) of the train as it passes through the intersection:
Since, the road cross at right angles, thus by Pythagoras theorem:


Now, differentiate the above eqn w.r.t 't':


For t = 4 s:

I would say D would be the answer. but is this even a real like homework question
Answer:
The thrown rock strike 2.42 seconds earlier.
Explanation:
This is an uniformly accelerated motion problem, so in order to find the arrival time we will use the following formula:

So now we have an equation and unkown value.
for the thrown rock

for the dropped rock

solving both equation with the quadratic formula:

we have:
the thrown rock arrives on t=5.4 sec
the dropped rock arrives on t=7.82 sec
so the thrown rock arrives 2.42 seconds earlier (7.82-5.4=2.42)
8 miles per hour
because if it is moving at 4 miles every half hour that means you have to multiply it by two to get it in miles per hour and we all know that 4 times 2 is 8 so it would be 8 miles per hour =)