Two trains face each other on adjacent tracks. They are initially at rest, and their front...

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Two trains face each other on adjacent tracks. They areinitially at rest, and their front ends are 33 m apart. The trainon the left accelerates rightward at 1.06 m/s2. Thetrain on the right accelerates leftward at 1.02m/s2.

(a) How far does the train on the left travel before the frontends of the trains pass?
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(b) If the trains are each 150 m in length, how long after thestart are they completely past one another, assuming theiraccelerations are constant?
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