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VashaNatasha [74]
3 years ago
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At the train station, you notice a large horizontal spring at the end of the track where the train comes in. This is a safety de

vice to stop the train so that it will not plow through the station if the engineer misjudges the stopping distance. While waiting, you wonder what would be the fastest train that the spring could stop at its full compression, 3.0 ft?
Physics
1 answer:
e-lub [12.9K]3 years ago
6 0

Assume a maximum stopping acceleration of g/2 where g is acceleration due to gravity.

Answer:

2.99 m/s

Explanation:

Stopping distance, s = 3 ft = 0.914 m

final velocity, v = 0

a = g/2 = 4.9 m/s²

Use third equation of motion:

v^2-u^2 = 2as

substitute the values to find the speed of train:

0 -u^2 = 2\times -4.9 \times 0.914 \\u^2=8.96 \\u=2.99 m/s

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