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22 June, 23:28

An 8000-kg engine pulls a 40,000 kg train along a level track and gives it an acceleration a1 = 1.20 m/s 2. What acceleration (a2) would the engine give to a 16,000-kg train?

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  1. 22 June, 23:35
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    a = F / (m1+m2)

    1.2 = F/48,000

    F = 57,600N

    a = F / (m1+m3)

    a = 57,600/24,000

    a = 2.4 m/s^2
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