A car starts from a stop at a traffic light and accelerates at a rate of 4.0

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A car starts from a stop at a traffic light and accelerates at a rate of 4.0 m/s2. Immediately on reaching a speed of 32. m/s, the driver sees that the next light ahead is red and instantly applies the brakes (reaction time ¼ 0.00 s). The car decelerates at a constant rate and comes safely to a stop at the next light. The whole episode takes 15. seconds. How far does the car travel?

32 m/s Vv, m/s Distance? 0,0 t,s 2. 15 s a = 4.0 m/s?


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Exploring Engineering An Introduction to Engineering and Design

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