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A mini train is moving at a constant speed along a straight, horizontal track. The train...

A mini train is moving at a constant speed along a straight, horizontal track. The train consists of an engine, which is in front, and one car that is being towed by the engine by a cable. The engine and car are not touching. There is a coefficient of kinetic friction of between the engine and the track, and between the car and the track. The coefficient is the same for both; it is 0.100. The engine has a mass of 1000.0 kg, and the car has a mass of 100.0 kg. The engine exerts a force F on the track, and the track exerts a force F on the engine that is directed in the direction of motion of the train. This force F is what powers the train. What is the tension T in the cable? Use g = 9.8 m/s^2.

a. 980. N

b. 0.00 N

c. 10.2 N

d. 98.0 N

What is the force F that is powering the train?

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