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3 years ago

Calculate the acceleration of a 1400-kg car that stops from 39 km/h "on a dime" (on a distance of 1.7 cm).

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1 answer:

Vinil7 [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

$a=-3449.67\frac{m}{s^2}$

Explanation:

The car is under an uniforly accelerated motion. So, we use the kinematic equations. We calculate the acceleration from the following equation:

$v_f^2=v_0^2+2ax$

We convert the initial speed to $\frac{m}{s}$

$39\frac{km}{h}*\frac{1000m}{1km}*\frac{1h}{3600s}=10.83\frac{m}{s}$

The car stops, so its final speed is zero. Solving for a:

$a=\frac{v_0^2}{2x}\\a=-\frac{(10.83\frac{m}{s})^2}{2(1.7*10^{-2}m)}\\a=-3449.67\frac{m}{s^2}$

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v is the final speed

u is the initial speed

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t is the time

In the first phase of Bolt's race we have:

u = 0 m/s (he starts from rest)

$a=9.50 m/s^2$ (acceleration)

t = 0.890 s (duration of the first phase)

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$v=0+(9.50)(0.890)=8.5 m/s$

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v = 8.5 m/s

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$W=K_f - K_i = \frac{1}{2}mv^2-0$

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where

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$\Delta E=W=Ds$

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d is Bolt's displacement in the second part, which can be found by using suvat equation:

$s=\frac{v^2-u^2}{2a}=\frac{12.4^2-8.5^2}{2(0.45)}=90.6 m$

And so,

$\Delta E=Ds=(770.2)(90.6)=69780 J$

The power that Bolt must expend just to voercome the drag force is given by

$P=\frac{\Delta E}{t}$

where

$\Delta E$ is the increase in internal energy due to the air drag

t is the time elapsed

Here we have:

$\Delta E=69780 J$

t = 8.69 s is the time elapsed

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