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

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The speed of the first train is 20 km/hr and that of the second train is 15 km/ hr.
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