Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Equations of motion

Equations of motion — practice question

On one railway line, a train driver begins braking at a yellow signal, which is $1.0\,\text{km}$ before a red signal at which the train comes to rest. The train’s greatest deceleration is $0.20\,\text{m s}^{-2}$. If the deceleration is constant, what is the highest safe speed of the train at the yellow signal?

  • A$14\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$20\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$40\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$400\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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