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Train Problem

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Phil Todd

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Train AB leaves the station at a constant speed, while train CD approaches the station at a different constant speed.  We trace the locus of the intersection of the lines joining the fronts of the trains and their backs.

You can drag B to see the trains move, change their lengths and relative speeds.

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