Question

A car moving with an intial velocity of 60m/s is brought to rest in 30 seconds calculate the acceleration

Answer 1

Answer:

a = 2 [m/s^2]

Explanation:

To solve this problem we must use the expressions of kinematics, we must bear in mind that when a body is at rest its velocity is zero.

$v_{f} = v_{i} - (a*t)$

where:

Vf = final velocity = 0

Vi = initial velocity = 60 [m/s]

a = desacceleration [m/s^2]

t = time = 30 [s]

Note: the negative sign of the above equation means that the car is slowing down, i.e. its speed decreases.

0 = 60 - (a*30)

a = 2 [m/s^2]