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Assuming that it could maintain the same acceleration at higher speeds, how long would it take the car to go from 0 to 120 mph

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The question is incomplete, the complete question is;

A car can go from 0 to 60 mph in 7.0 s. Assuming that it could maintain the same acceleration at higher speeds, how long would it take the car to go from 0 to 120 mph? A. 10 s B. 14 s C. 21 s D. 28 s

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

We have;

vo = 0 m/s

v1 = 60 mph or 26.8 m/s

v2 = 120 mph or 53.6 m/s

t1 = 7s

To obtain a

v1 = vo + at1

but vo = 0 m/s

a = v1/t1 = 26.8 m/s/7s = 3.8 ms-2

To obtain t2 for the car;

v2 = vo + at2

but vo = 0 m/s

t2= v2/a = 53.6m/s/3.8ms-2

t2 = 14.1 s

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