Question

If a car can go from 0 to 60 km/h in 8.0 seconds, what would be its final speed after 5.0 seconds if its starting speed were 50 km/h?

Answer 1

Answer:

This question assumes that the car accelerates at the same rate as when it went from 0 to 60km/h

24.29m/s or 87.4km/h

Explanation:

Let's find the acceleration of the car:

let vi=0, vf=60km/h (16.67m/s), Δt = 8.0s

a = (vf-vi)/Δt

a = (16.67m/s-0)/8.0

a = 2.08m/s^2

Now we can use this acceleration to find vf in the second part:

50km/h is 13.89m/s

a = (vf-vi)Δt

vf = aΔt + vi

vf = 2.08m/s^2*5.0+13.89m/s

vf = 24.29m/s (87.4km/h)