Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 34SP
A train running along a straight track at 30 m/s is slowed uniformly to a stop in 44 s.
Find the acceleration and the stopping distance.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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