Average velocity = displacement/time. Wouldn't the displacement be the same as the distance, as it is only traveling in a straight line? therefore yielding the same answer? Is there another way I can work out distance from what I have? Is what I have for time even correct? 3521 seconds or 58.6...
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A 50,000kg locomotive is traveling at 10m/s on a level track when the engines and brakes both fail. If there is a frictional force of 142N acting to slow it down, how far will it roll before it...