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marta [7]
3 years ago
8

What is the stopping distance if the car is initially traveling at speed 5.0v? assume that the acceleration due to the braking i

s the same in both cases?
Physics
1 answer:
emmainna [20.7K]3 years ago
6 0

The question seems to be expecting a comparative answer.

Let us consider Scenario 1 first.

We have the variables listed as follows:

Initial Velocity  V_{i} = v m/s

Final Velocity  V_{f} = 0, since the car is stopping.

Acceleration  = - a  m/s^{2} , since the car is slowing down.

Let the stopping distance in this case be S

We can arrive at the expression for S by using the equation V_{f}^{2} } = V_{i}^{2} } + 2aS

Plugging in what we know, we get 0 = v^{2} - 2aS

Hence, stopping distance in Scenario 1 is S = \frac{v^{2} }{2a}


Now, considering Scenario 2, we have

Initial Velocity V_{i} = 5v m/s

Final Velocity  V_{f} = 0

Acceleration  = - a  m/s^{2}, since it is given to be same in both the cases.

Let the stopping distance this time be S_{2}

We can use the same equation for this scenario too, i.e. V_{f}^{2} } = V_{i}^{2} } + 2aS

Plugging in what we have, we get 0 = (5v)^{2}  - 2aS_{2}

Solving this for  S_{2}, we get S_{2}  = 25. \frac{v^{2} }{2a}

This can be written in terms of S as S_{2} = 25.S

Thus, the car's new stopping distance will be 25 times compared to the older one!

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