A lightrail train from downtown travels at 30 miles per hour. Railcar A has a weight of 17 tons and railcar B has a weight of 21 tons. Find the amount of time required to stop if a force of 6000 lbs applied when breaking. Assume gravity is 32.2 ft/s. It takes seconds to stop the train.
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