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Question 9 A person is standing on a railroad station platform when a train passes by. The person will tend to be

9) A person is standing on a railroad station
platform when a train passes by. The person
will tend to be
a) Pushed away from the train
b) Pushed in toward the train
c) Pushed upward into the air
d) Pulled into the ground
e) No affect on the passage of the train

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