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Two trains are moving at 50 m/s in opposite directions on the same track. The engineers see simultaneously that they are on a collision course and apply the brakes when they are 1,100 m apart. Assuming both trains have the same acceleration, what must this acceleration be (in m/s2) if the trains are to stop just short of colliding

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Answer:

Acceleration is 2.5 m/s^2

Explanation:

Let train 1 travel x meters and train 2 travels 1000-x meters

As per the las of acceleration

[tex]v^2 = u^2 + 2ax[/tex]

Substituting the given values, we get -

[tex]0 = 50^2 + 2ax\\ax = -1250\\[/tex]---Eq (1)

Similarly

[tex]0 = 50^2 + 2a(1000-x)\\a(1000-x) = 1250[/tex]-- Eq (2)

Substituting the value of ax from eq (1) into Eq(2), we get -

1000*a  - 1250 = 1250

a = 2500/1000 = 2.5 m/s^2

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