Question

A car traveling at 26 m/s skids to a stop in 3 seconds. Determine the skidding distance of the car.

Answer 1

Hello!

Topic: Cinematic

For this we can say:

Initial velocity (u) = 26 m/s

Final velocity (V) = 0 m/s

Time (t) = 3 s

Distance (d) = ¿?

For calculate skidding distance, let's applicate the formula:

$\boxed{d = \frac{(u+V)}{2} *t}$

Replacing:

$d = (\dfrac{26m/s+0m/s}{2})*3s$

$d =\dfrac{26m/s}{2} * 3s$

$d = 18m/s * 3s$

$d = 54\ m$

The distance is 54 meters (m)