A subway train starts from rest at a station and accelerates at a rate of 1.60m/s^2 for 14.0s. It runs at constant speed for 70.0s and slows down at a rate of 3.50m/s^2 until it stops at the next station.Find the total distance covered.

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Answer:

1796.48 m

Explanation:

Velocity after 14 seconds can be given by the equation,

Final Velocity=Initial Velocity + Acceleration*Time

v=0+1.6×14=22.4m/s^2

Distance covered during these 14 seconds,

s1=(a×t^2)/2=1.6×14×14/2=156.8

Distance during the next 70 seconds,

s2=22.4×70=1568 (using the formula s=u×t+(1/2)at^2)

Time taken to stop, use the equation v=u+at

0=22.4-3.5×t

t=6.4 seconds

Distance traveled during these 6.4seconds,

s3=22.4×6.4-(1/2)3.5×6.4×6.4=143.36-71.68=71.68

Total distance = s1+s2+s3=1796.48m

The total distance covered by the subway train is calculated as 1798.18m

Data;

  • initial acceleration (a1)= 1.60m/s^2
  • time (t1) = 14s
  • time for constant speed = 70s
  • deceleration (a2) = 3.50 m/s^2
  • total distance = ?

Velocity - Time Graph

To solve this question effectively, we need to draw the velocity-time graph.

The distance can be calculated by adding the sum of the individual area of the figures.

Area of first triangle.

[tex]A = \frac{1}{2}b*h\\[/tex]

But the height here would be the velocity of this train.

[tex]velocity = acceleration * time\\velocity = 1.6*14=22.4m/s[/tex]

The height of the triangle is 22.4m

Let's substitute the values and solve for area

[tex]A_1 = \frac{1}{2} * 14 * 22.4 = 157.5m[/tex]

The next distance we would find is the area of the rectangle

[tex]A = L*W\\l= 22.4\\w = 70\\A = 22.4*70=1568m[/tex]

And the last distance we need to calculate is the last triangle

Area of triangle is

[tex]A = \frac{1}{2}*b*h\\[/tex]

But we don't know the value of the base (time) it took for the deceleration.

Let's use the velocity-acceleration-time relationship

[tex]acceleration = \frac{velocity}{time}\\ time = \frac{velocity}{acceleration}\\ time = \frac{22.4}{3.5}\\ time = 6.4s[/tex]

Substitute the values and solve for the Area

[tex]A= \frac{1}{2}b*h\\A = \frac{1}{2}* 6.4*22.4\\A = 72.68m[/tex]

The total distance covered by the train is 157.5m + 1568m + 72.68m

[tex]distance=157.5+1568+72.68\\distance=1798.18m[/tex]

The total distance covered by the subway train is calculated as 1798.18m

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