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A horseback rider is escaping from his pursuers. He sees a way out of his quandary in crossing a railroad
before a long train reaches an intersection with the highway. At the moment he is 100 meters away while
the train is 200 meters from the intersection and speeding at 75 km/hr. From his current speed of 20
km/hr what should his acceleration be if he succeeds to escape?

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