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Two trains travelling on the same track are approaching each other with equal speed of 40ms^−1 . The drivers of the trains begin to decelerate simultaneously when just 2.0km apart. Assuming the decelerations to be uniform and equal, the value to the deceleration to barely avoid collision should be A. 11.8ms^−2 B. 11.0ms^−2 C. 2.1ms^−2 D. 0.8ms^−2

Answer: D. 0.8ms−2 Given, initial speed, u = 40 m/s Distance to be covered by each train, s = 1km = 1000 m We have to determine the... View Article