You get a crazy idea to dig a tunnel through Earth from Boston to Paris, a surfa

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You get a crazy idea to dig a tunnel through Earth from Boston to Paris, a surface distance of 5850 km, and run a passenger train between the two cities in the figure. The train would move down the first part of the tunnel under the pull of gravity and then coast upward against gravity. If you assume that the motion will be simple harmonic motion, how long will a one-way trip take? If you assume that the motion will be simple harmonic motion, how long will a one-way trip take? Answer in minutes Express your answer using three significant digits. (Hint: It isn't 28.5ish or 33.5 minutes or anything that rounds to about that.

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