Liz rushes down onto a subway platform to find her train already departing. She stops and watches the cars go by. Each car is 8.60 m long. The first moves past her in 1.70 s and the second in 1.52 s. Find the constant acceleration of the train.

Liz rushes down onto a subway platform to find her train already departing. She stops and watches the cars go by. Each car is 8.60 m long. The first moves past her in 1.70 s and the second in 1.52 s. Find the constant acceleration of the train.

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