Question

A commuter backs her car out of her garage with an acceleration of 1.40 m/s2.A) How long does it take her to reach a speed of 2.00 m/s?B) If she then breaks to a stop in 0.800 s, what is her deceleration?

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) 1.43secs

(B) -2.50m/s^2

Explanation:

A commuter backs her car out of her garage with an acceleration of 1.40m/s^2

(A) When the speed is 2.00m/s then, the time can be calculated as follows

t= Vf-Vo/a

The values given are a= 1.40m/s^2 , Vf= 2.00m/s, Vo= 0

= 2.00-0/1.40

= 2.00/1.40

= 1.43secs

(B) The deceleration when the time is 0.800secs can be calculated as follows

a= Vf-Vo/t

= 0-2.00/0.800

= -2.00/0.800

= -2.50m/s^2