Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 15E
A 61-Mg railroad locomotive can exert a 0.12-MN force. At what rate can it accelerate (a) by itself and (b) when pulling a 1.4-Gg train?
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