A light train made up of two cars is traveling at 55 mi/h when the brakes are

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A light train made up of two cars is traveling at 55 mi/h when the brakes are applied to both cars. Knowing that car A has a weight of 55,000 lb and car B has a weight of 44,000 lb and that the braking force is 7000 lb on each car, determine

(a) The distance traveled by the train before it comes to a stop,

(b) The force in the coupling between the cars while the train is slowingdown.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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