Question: A 75-m-long train begins uniform acceleration from rest. The front of the train has a speed of 18 m / s when it passes a

A 75-m-long train begins uniform acceleration from rest. The front of the train has a speed of 18 m / s when it passes a railway worker who is standing 180 m from where the front of the train started. What will be the speed of the last car as it passes the worker? (See Fig. 2-38.)

75 m v = 18 m/s FIGURE 2-38 Problem 33.

75 m v = 18 m/s FIGURE 2-38 Problem 33.

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