A car moving with a velocity of 55 km/h accelerates uniformly at 2 m/s2.
a. Calculate the distance it traveled (in meters) from the place where it accelerated to
the place where the velocity is 72 km/h.
b. How long did it take the car to cover such distance?
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Answer:
Since the distance traveled is S =\frac {V _ 1 ^ 2-V _ 0 ^ 2} {2\times a}S=
2×a
V
1
2
−V
0
2
, where V_1V
1
is the final speed, V_0V
0
is the initial, aa is the acceleration, then S =\frac {72 ^ 2-54 ^ 2} {2\times 2} = 567S=
2×2
72
2
−54
2
=567 m;
Since by another formula the distance is S = V _ 0\times t +\frac {a\times t ^ 2} {2}S=V
0
×t+
2
a×t
2
, we will express from this equation tt :
\frac {a\times t^2}{2}+V_0\times t - S=0
2
a×t
2
+V
0
×t−S=0 ,
\frac {2\times t^2}{2}+54\times t - 567=0
2
2×t
2
+54×t−567=0 ,
t=9t=9 s.