Question

until a train is a safe distance from the station, it must travel at 5 m/s. once the train is on open track, it can speed up to 45m/s. if it takes 8 seconds to reach 4 m/s, what is the acceleration of the train?

Answer 1

5 meters per second squared

Step-by-step explanation:

We calculate the acceleration using the formula:

a = (vf - vi) / t

where "vf" is the final velocity, "vi" the initial velocity, and "t" the time it took to change from the initial velocity to the final one.

In our case:

a = (45 - 5) / 8 = 40 / 8 = 5 m/s^2