A 100-car train is pulled by a locomotive. Assume that the cars are all identical and weigh 100T each. The train accelerates from 0 – 10 m/s in 200 s, and we are going to ignore friction and air resistance. Roughly sketch this train as a single object (you don't have to sketch all 100 cars).
- What is the mass of the entire train (in Tonnes and kg)?
- What is the train's acceleration in m/s^2?
- What is the (tractive) force supplied against the rails by the locomotive in N and kN while the train is accelerating?