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**Beating the Train**\\ | **Beating the Train**\\ | ||
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A train is approaching a crossing, traveling at a constant velocity if 15 m/s to the east. You are on an afternoon ride on your motorcycle when you get stopped at a stoplight 50 m south of the crossing. At the instant the light turns green, the train is 90 m west of the crossing. Your mass, including the motorcycle, is 400 kg | A train is approaching a crossing, traveling at a constant velocity if 15 m/s to the east. You are on an afternoon ride on your motorcycle when you get stopped at a stoplight 50 m south of the crossing. At the instant the light turns green, the train is 90 m west of the crossing. Your mass, including the motorcycle, is 400 kg | ||
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- To find the time it will take for the train to reach the crossing, divide the distance between the train and the crossing by the velocity of the train: | - To find the time it will take for the train to reach the crossing, divide the distance between the train and the crossing by the velocity of the train: | ||
- $t=\dfrac{90\text{m}}{15\text{m/s}}=6\text{s}$ | - $t=\dfrac{90\text{m}}{15\text{m/s}}=6\text{s}$ | ||
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====See Also==== | ====See Also==== | ||
+ | * [[colliding_crates | Colliding Crates]] | ||
+ | * [[football_players | Football Players]] |