What Is The Physics
What Is The Physics
The question, where do they pass? Translated into algebra means, what is the value of x when they
pass?
In algebra, this means to set the equations for velocity and solve for the time.
First, diagram the situation, our strategy will be to write down the equations for each train.
Let the information you generate lead you through the problem.
Place the origin at the top of the building, with displacement velocity and acceleration all positive
down.
The last equation is a better one to use because it relies on original data rather than calculated data.
It is important to remember that the sign of the velocity is opposite that of the displacement.