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Topic areas
Mechanical engineering
- Displacement
- Speed
- Velocity
- Acceleration
- SUVAT equations
- Distance-time graphs
- Velocity-time graphs
- Acceleration-time graphs
Mathematics
- Algebra
- Graphs
- Gradients
- Quadratic equations
Pre-requisites
None.Problem statement
Transport systems such as the London Underground move an enormous number of people in comfort and safety between a large number of stations.
To achieve this, a knowledge of where trains are and how fast they are moving is vital to ensure that a reliable timetable is kept, and that trains are spread safely throughout the network. How can the equations of motion be used to plan such a transport system?
Interactive
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