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Physics problem, please help me!!! (urgent)?

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A train is increasing its speed constantly from 10m/s to 20m/s in 60s.

(a) what is the average speed in that period of 60s in m/s?

(b) what is the distance passed by the train when the speed increases?

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  1. a)15m/s.

    b)900m.


  2. (a) 2 methods to solve:

    Method 1:

    distance travelled = area under the v-t graph

    = 0.5 (10+20) 60 = 900m

    Average speed = 900 / 60 = 15m/s (ans)

    Method 2:

    Average speed = (initial speed + final speed) / 2

    = (10 + 20) / 2 = 15m/s (ans)

    (b) distance = 900 m (from above)

  3. It is really early and I am tired.  But I am pretty sure that 10 m/s difference in the two velocities are incremented by 1.667m/s.  when this is done over 60 seconds it end up averaging 15.083 m/s.  That speed multiplied by 60s equals 905 meters.  

    But that is just off the top of my head.

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