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ManicPIxie
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Homework Statement
There are two train stations, 2.5km (2500m) apart, therefore an ordinary suburban train cannot reach its max v between the two station. They try to minimise time taken by accelerating at a constant rate of 0.1ms-2 for time t1 and decelerate at 0.5ms-2 for time t2.
Find the maximum speed of the train, and the minimum time taken to travel this distance.[/B]
Homework Equations
a = v/t
v = d/t
vf = vi + 2ad
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not so much stuck on the side of figuring out max velocity and time, I for some reason can not for the life of me figure out how I'm supposed to determine the DISTANCE it takes to reach the max speed.
I know the ratio of acceleration is 1:5, but can't figure out how this then relates into the distances required for acceleration and breaking. I'm not after a full answer because this is an assignment question, but more a poke in the right direction.
Thank you