7. A locomotive (6.4 x 105 kg) is used to pull two railway cars (Figure 11). Railway car 1 (5.0 x 105 kg) is attached to railway car 2 (3.6 x 105 kg) by a locking mechanism. A railway engineer tests the mechanism and estimates that it can only withstand 2.0 x 105 N of force. Determine the maximum acceleration of the train that does not break the locking mechanism. Explain your reasoning. Assume that friction is negligible. C

7. A locomotive (6.4 x 105 kg) is used to pull two railway cars (Figure 11). Railway car 1 (5.0 x 105 kg) is attached to railway car 2 (3.6 x 105 kg) by a locking mechanism. A railway engineer tests the mechanism and estimates that it can only withstand 2.0 x 105 N of force. Determine the maximum acceleration of the train that does not break the locking mechanism. Explain your reasoning. Assume that friction is negligible. C

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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