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A train is travelling on a straight track at
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion
Problem
A train is travelling on a straight track at
12
m/s
12\,\text{m/s}
12
m/s
. After
4
s
4\,\text{s}
4
s
its velocity becomes
20
m/s
20\,\text{m/s}
20
m/s
. It then slows down to
8
m/s
8\,\text{m/s}
8
m/s
in the next
5
s
5\,\text{s}
5
s
. Find the average acceleration of the train for the entire
9
s
9\,\text{s}
9
s
interval.
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