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What is the speed of a train if it overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction at the rate of `a\ m//s` and `(a+1)` m/s and passes them completely in `b` seconds and `(b+1)` seconds respectively? `(a+b)m//s` b. `(a+b+1)m//s` c. `(2a+1)m//s` d. `((2a+1))/2m//s`

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