PHYSICAL UNIVERSE W/ CONNECT
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Author: KRAUSKOPF
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Chapter 2, Problem 42E
Compare the tension in the coupling between the first two cars of a train with the tension in the coupling between the last two cars when (a) the train’s speed is constant and (b) the train is accelerating. (The tension is the magnitude of the force either end of the coupling exerts on the car it is attached to.)
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