According to the task there should be the graph that supports Sally's hike, but after looking on the options it seems that Sally doesn't walks at a constant rate and there is the negative option that coincides with my thoughts. So, I bet the false statement is the third option represented in the scale above.
Answer:
No, there won't be a collision.
Explanation:
We will use the constant acceleration formulas to calculate,
v = u + a*t
0 = 25 + (-0.1)*t
t = 250 seconds (the time taken for the passenger train to stop)
v^2 = u^2 + 2*a*s
0 = (25)^2 + 2*(-0.1)*s
s = 3125 m (distance traveled by passenger train to stop)
If the distance traveled by freight train in 250 seconds is less than (3125-200=2925 m) than the collision will occur
Speed*time = distance
Distance = (15)*(250)
Distance = 3750 m
As the distance is way more, there won’t be a collision
The average speed of the whole travel is equal to <u>400 mph</u>.
Why?
From the statement, we know that whole travel is divided into three parts. For the first part (traveling from New York to Chicago), we have that it was 3.25 hours and the covered distance was half of the total distance (1400mi). For the second part, we have that it was 1 hour (layover time), and the covered no distance. For the third part (traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles), we have that it was 2.75 hours, and it took the other half of the total distance (1400mi).
We can calculate the average speed of the whol travel using the following formula:

Now, substituting and calculating, we have:


Hence, we have the average speed of the whole travel is equal to 400 mph.
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A. True
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