Question
8.- A train is travelling at 50ms^-1 when the driver applies the brakes and gives the train a constant deceleration of magnitude 0.50ms^-2 for 100 s. Describe what happens to the train Calculate the distance travelled by the train in 100 s.
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Norris
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Answer
### The distance travelled by the train in 100 s is
.## Detailed Calculation:1. Initial velocity
2. Deceleration
3. Time
4. Distance
Explanation
## Step 1: Identify initial conditions### Initial velocity
, deceleration
, and time
.## Step 2: Apply the kinematic equation for distance### Use the equation
to calculate the distance travelled.