Answer:
- Distance between car and the deer when the car stopped = 20 m
- The time required for you to stop once you press the brakes = less than 5 s in order not to hit the deer.
Explanation:
Using the equations of motion,
In the 0.5 s reaction time, we need to first calculate how far he has travelled in that time.
a = 0 m/s² (Since the car is travelling at constant velocity)
x = ?
Initial velocity = u = 20 m/s
x = ut + at²/2
x = 20×0.5 + 0 = 10 m
From that moment,
a = - 10 m/s²
u = initial velocity at the start of the deceleration = 10 m/s
v = final velocity = 0 m/s
x = ?
v² = u² + 2ax
0² = 10² + 2(-10)(x)
20x = 100
x = 5 m
Total distance travelled from when the deer stepped onto the road = 10 + 5 = 15 m
Distance between car and the deer when the car stopped = 35 - 15 = 20 m
b) To determine the time required to stop once you step on the brakes
u = 10 m/s
t = ?
v = 0 m/s²
x = distance from when the brake was stepped on to the deer = 35 - 10 = 25 m
x = (u + v)t/2
25 = (10 + 0)t/2
10t = 50
t = 5 s
Meaning the time required to stop once you step on the brakes is less than 5s.
