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larisa [96]
2 years ago
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Find deacceleration An engineer in a locomotive sees a car stuck on the track at a railroad crossing in front of the train. When

the engineer first sees the car, the locomotive is 360 m from the crossing and its speed is 16 m/s. If the engineer’s reaction time is 0.53 s, what should be the magnitude of the minimum deceleration to avoid an accident? Answer in units of m/s^2
Physics
1 answer:
earnstyle [38]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The deceleration is  a = -0.7273 \ m/s^2  

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

  The distance of the car from the crossing is d = 360 \  m

   The speed is u  = 16 \  m/s

    The reaction time of the engineer is  t = 0.53 \ s

Generally the distance covered during the reaction time is  

      d_r = u * t

=>   d_r = 16 * 0.53

=>   d_r = 8.48 \ m

Generally distance of the car from the crossing after the  engineer reacts is

      D = d- d_r        

=> D = 360 - 8.48      

=> D = 352 \ m

Generally from kinematic equation

      v^2 = u^2 + 2as

Here v is the final velocity of the car which is  0 m/s

So

        0^2 = 16^2 + 2 * a * 352

=>    a = -0.7273 \ m/s^2  

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