Two trains travelling on the same track are approaching each other with equal speeds of $40\, m/s$. The drivers of the trains begin to decelerate simultaneously when they are just $2.0\, km$ apart. Assuming the decelerations to be uniform and equal, the value of the deceleration to barely avoid collision should be.........$m/{s^2}$

  • A

    $11.8$

  • B

    $11.0$

  • C

    $2.1$

  • D

    $0.8$

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