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Question Number 26424 by tawa tawa last updated on 25/Dec/17
The front of a train 80m long passes a signal at a speed of 72km/hr. If the  rear of the train passes the signal 5s later, Find  (a) The magnitude of the acceleration of the train.  (b) The speed at which the rear of the train passes the signal.
$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{front}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{train}\:\mathrm{80m}\:\mathrm{long}\:\mathrm{passes}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{signal}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{speed}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{72km}/\mathrm{hr}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{rear}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{train}\:\mathrm{passes}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{signal}\:\mathrm{5s}\:\mathrm{later},\:\mathrm{Find} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{a}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{magnitude}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{acceleration}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{train}. \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{b}\right)\:\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{speed}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{which}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{rear}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{train}\:\mathrm{passes}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{signal}. \\ $$

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