How far was the train from the cow

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Amtrak's 20th-Century Limited is en route from Chicago to New York at 120km/h when the engineer spots a cow on the track. The train brakes to a halt in 1.7min , stopping just in front of the cow. What is the magnitude of the train's acceleration? How far was the train from the cow when the engineer first applied the brakes?

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