A prototype maglev train accelerates uniformly along a straight test track from rest to its cruising speed of 72 m/s72\text{ m/s}72 m/s. The train covers a distance of 1.62 km1.62\text{ km}1.62 km during this period of acceleration.
Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the maglev train.
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