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A train moves along a straight track with constant acceleration. Three telegraph poles are set at equal intervals beside the track at points AAA, B B\,B and CCC, where AB=50AB = 50AB=50 m and BC=50BC = 50BC=50 m. The front of the train passes A A\,A with speed 22.5 m s−1s^{-1}s−1, and 2 s later it passes BBB.

a.

Find the acceleration of the train.

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b.

Find the speed of the front of the train when it passes CCC.

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c.

Find the time that elapses from the instant the front of the train passes B B\,B to the instant it passes CCC.

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