Question: (a) If the maximum acceleration that is tolerable for passengers in a subway train is 1.34 m/s2 and subway stations are located 806 m apart,

(a) If the maximum acceleration that is tolerable for passengers in a subway train is 1.34 m/s2 and subway stations are located 806 m apart, what is the maximum speed a subway train can attain between stations?

(b) What is the travel time between stations?

(c) If a subway train stops for 20 s at each station, what is the maximum average speed of the train, from one start-up to the next?

(d) Graph x, v, and a versus t for the interval from one start-up to the next.

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