A light-rail train going from one station to the next on a straight section of track accelerates from rest at 0.9 m/s? for 22 s. It then proceeds at a constant speed for 850 m before slowing down at 1.6 m/s? until it stops. (a) What is the distance between the stations? (b) How much time does it take the train to go between the stations?

A light-rail train going from one station to the next on a straight section of track accelerates from rest at 0.9 m/s? for 22 s. It then proceeds at a constant speed for 850 m before slowing down at 1.6 m/s? until it stops. (a) What is the distance between the stations? (b) How much time does it take the train to go between the stations?

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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