As a train accelerates uniformly it passes successive 800 meter marks while traveling at velocities of 3 m/s and then 12 m/s. [Select] ✓(a) For the first mark of the journey, what is the acceleration of the train in m/s². [Select] [Select] (b) Determine the train's velocity when it passes the next mark in m/s. (c) Determine the time it takes to travel the 1.6-km distance in seconds.
As a train accelerates uniformly it passes successive 800 meter marks while traveling at velocities of 3 m/s and then 12 m/s. [Select] ✓(a) For the first mark of the journey, what is the acceleration of the train in m/s². [Select] [Select] (b) Determine the train's velocity when it passes the next mark in m/s. (c) Determine the time it takes to travel the 1.6-km distance in seconds.
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