Physics for Scientists and Engineers 10th Edition Β· Motion in One Dimension Β· Problem 38
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Why is the following situation impossible? A freight train is lumbering along at a constant speed of 16.0 m/s. Behind the freight train on the same track is a passenger train traveling in the same direction at 40.0 m/s. When the front of the passenger train is 58.5 m from the back of the freight train, the engineer on the passenger train recognizes the danger and hits the brakes of his train, causing the train to move with acceleration -3.00 m/s^2. Because of the engineerβs action, the trains do not collide.
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Given: 16.0 m, 40.0 m, 58.5 m, 3.00 m
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers Β· 10th Edition
Author: Serway & Jewett
Publisher: Cengage
Chapter: Motion in One Dimension