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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 6 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