underground · Physics Brawl 2018 #FoL.1

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Matěj, with mass m=70kg, entered an underground train car and spotted his friend Jáchym at the other side of the train car, at distance s=20m. Matěj started walking towards Jáchym, in the direction of motion of the train. The train was moving with constant acceleration a=1m·s⁻². How much work must Matěj do to reach Jáchym?

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