SOLUTION: Imagine that the train was 300 meters south of the your town when it was first observed. (We will assume that south is a negative direction). What is the trains POSITION at 50 seco

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Question 536265: Imagine that the train was 300 meters south of the your town when it was first observed. (We will assume that south is a negative direction). What is the trains POSITION at 50 seconds? How FAR did it travel in total though?''.
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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I gave the answer in the other solution. It travels at 22m/s and begins 300 meters south.


D=RT


It traveled D=22*50=1100 meters. That's how far it traveled.


Its position is 800 meters north of town.

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