Question

A ball is moving with a velocity of 0.5 m/s its velocity is decreasing at the rate of 0.05 m/s² what is its velocity in 5 seconds? how much time will it take from start to stop?what is the distance to travelled by it before stopping?
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Answer 1

Answer:

v after 5s = 0.25 m/s, it took 10s to stop, it has traveled 2.5m before stopping

Explanation

We can use the equation of motion with constant acceleration

Given: v0= 0.5 m/s a= -0.05 m/s²

v(5s) = v0 + a×t = 0.25 m/s

Stop => v=0 => v0 + a×t = 0 => t=10s

Distance at t=10s ⇒ x(10) = 0.5×10 + 0.5x(-0.05)x10² = 2.5m