A commuter train traveling at 40 mi/h is 3 mi from a station. The train then decelerates

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A commuter train traveling at 40 mi/h is 3 mi from a station. The train then decelerates so that its speed is 20 mi/h when it is 0.5 mi from the station. Knowing that the train arrives at the station 7.5 min after beginning to decelerate and assuming constant decelerations, determine 


(a) The time required for the train to travel the first 2.5 mi, 


(b) The speed of the train as it arrives at the station, 


(c) The final constant deceleration of the train.image

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Vector Mechanics For Engineers Statics And Dynamics

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