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Traffic Signal Study. The traffic signals on Elm Street are observed to be operating on a...

Traffic Signal Study. The traffic signals on Elm Street are observed to be operating on a 75-second cycle length. Two streets that cross Elm are First and Second Streets, which are 1/12 mile apart. The signal on Elm at First is observed “turning green” at 16:24:17 EST one afternoon. A few minutes later, we reach Second Street and see the beginning of the green phase on Elm at Second at 16:29:35.

(a) If the Elm Street signal at First is the “master signal,” what is the offset of the signal on Elm at Second Street?

(b) The Green + Yellow phases on Elm at First total 47 seconds. These phases total 39 seconds at Second Street. What is the slowest speed any vehicle could travel through a green light at First Street and not be slopped by the next red light at Second Street?

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