A car has an initial velocity v0 when the driver sees an obstacle in the road in

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A car has an initial velocity v0 when the driver sees an obstacle in the road in front of him. His reaction time is ∆tr, and the braking acceleration of the car is a. Show that the total stopping distance is sstop = vo ∆tr – vo2/2a. Remember that a is a negative number.
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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