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[-] GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago

Did you also factor in that the train needs to come to a full stop in that 2km as well?

[-] LostXOR@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes, I calculated the acceleration required to accelerate to 387MPH (173m/s) in 1km.
v^2 = 2ax
(173m/s)^2 = 2a(1000m)
a = 14.96m/s^2 = 1.53g

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