A subway car leaves station A; it gains speed at the rate of 4 ft/s² for 6 s and then at the rate of 6 ft/s² until it has reached the speed of 48 ft/s. The car maintains the same speed until it approaches station B; brakes are then applied, giving the car a constant deceleration and bringing it to a stop in 6 s. The total running time from A to B is 40 s. Determine the distance between stations A and B.

A subway car leaves station A; it gains speed at the rate of 4 ft/s² for 6 s and then at the rate of 6 ft/s² until it has reached the speed of 48 ft/s. The car maintains the same speed until it approaches station B; brakes are then applied, giving the car a constant deceleration and bringing it to a stop in 6 s. The total running time from A to B is 40 s. Determine the distance between stations A and B.

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A subway car leaves station A; it gains speed at the rate of 4 ft/s² for 6 s and then at the rate of 6 ft/s²
until it has reached the speed of 48 ft/s. The car maintains the same speed until it approaches station B;
brakes are then applied, giving the car a constant deceleration and bringing it to a stop in 6 s. The total
running time from A to B is 40 s. Determine the distance between stations A and B.

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