Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Equations of motion

Equations of motion — practice question

For a train to come to a halt safely, it always passes a signal with a yellow light before it reaches a signal with a red light. At the yellow light, the driver applies the brake, and the train then undergoes a steady deceleration so that it stops exactly at the red light. The separation between the red and yellow lights is $x$. What is the smallest distance between the lights if the train speed is increased by $20\%$, while the deceleration of the trains remains unchanged?

  • A$1.20x$
  • B$1.25x$
  • C$1.44x$
  • D$1.56x$

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