A light train made of two cars travels at 72 km/h. The mass of car A is

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A light train made of two cars travels at 72 km/h. The mass of car A is 18 Mg and the mass of car B is 13 Mg. When the brakes are suddenly applied, a constant braking force of 19 kN is applied to each car. Determine

(a) The time required for the train to stop after the brakes are applied,

(b) The force in the coupling between the cars while the train is slowing down.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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