A train enters a curved horizontal section of track at a speed of 132 km/h and slows down with constant deceleration to 40 km/h in 16 seconds. An accelerometer mounted inside the train records a horizontal acceleration of 2.6 m/s? when the train is 6.1 seconds into the curve. Calculate the radius of curvature p of the track for this instant. Answer:p = i m

A train enters a curved horizontal section of track at a speed of 132 km/h and slows down with constant deceleration to 40 km/h in 16 seconds. An accelerometer mounted inside the train records a horizontal acceleration of 2.6 m/s? when the train is 6.1 seconds into the curve. Calculate the radius of curvature p of the track for this instant. Answer:p = i m

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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ISBN:9780190698614

Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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