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A car traveling at 22.4 m/s skids to a stop in 2.25 s. Determine the skidding distance of the car
We have the following data:
a (acceleration) = ? (in m/s²)
t (time) = 2.25 s
Vf (final velocity) = 22.4 m/s
Vi (initial velocity) = 0 m/s
We apply the data to the formula of the hourly function of the velocity, let's see:
![V_f = V_i + a*t](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/dz9ria4gmkn7meq4dew96gj0qpkmcat6u6.png)
![22.4 = 0 + a*2.25](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/haydw05e8t3smr26k5yl1kne6h1jr0f291.png)
![22.4 = 2.25\:a](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/py41zn93r7evvvpi466gkr3s90oudsopdn.png)
![2.25\:a = 22.4](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/cuiuj3qran6rq917nil44fquo7g7uoqiz8.png)
![a = (22.4)/(2.25)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/2jdwvjoynlvke3whsqf7xfx0zhsoxrwozd.png)
![\boxed{a \approx 9.955\:m/s^2}\Longrightarrow(acceleration)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/dnpb6dnrb89jxab5nt2ztqpmbw05q2o4ka.png)
*** The distance traveled ?
We have the following data:
Vi (initial velocity) = 0 m/s
t (time) = 2.25 s
a (average acceleration) = 9.955 m/s²
d (distance interval) = ? (in m)
By the formula of the space of the Uniformly Varied Movement, it is:
![d = v_i * t + (a*t^(2))/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/msd7z66brod50rp34du2z37zdjnbgidqsf.png)
![d = 0 * 2.25 + (9.955*(2.25)^(2))/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/6dybakgujasbzmt0n9nv326akpthlx1khn.png)
![d = 0 + (9.955*5.0625)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/fckz5rdd3e94r4243oimp1zl41eq1bgfrw.png)
![d \approx (50.4)/(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/q6rgf60sk377x73pvrio1mr5fx6past8gz.png)
![\boxed{\boxed{d \approx 25.2\:m}}\longleftarrow(distance)\:\:\:\:\:\:\bf\blue{\checkmark}](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/oaxkkaj36pdn3pkv9jhl0xlanhei167zg1.png)
*** Another way to solve:
We have the following data:
Vf (final velocity) = 22.4 m/s
Vi (initial velocity) = 0 m/s
a (average acceleration) = 9.955 m/s²
d (distance interval) = ? (in m)
Since we do not need to know the time elapsed during the movement, we apply the data of the question to the Equation of Torricelli, let us see:
![V_f^2 = V_i^2 + 2*a*d](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/qr7u2mgkkfx3pvt9tj3ncjhbb584b2wkd6.png)
![22.4^2 = 0^2 + 2*9.955*d](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/bfg5qmv55qg7gp2onjdbbnouv18g5dx095.png)
![501.76 = 19.91\:d](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/f1ahs1i8skm7xeiyuanrblwhz2h49x723l.png)
![19.91\:d = 501.76](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/8kx6lmkc4asd6cazqs7ysoq3mqo3ffu8h6.png)
![d = (501.76)/(19.91)](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/28bnk8vyme58oylnc0h0f9emcwako4od4o.png)
![\boxed{\boxed{d \approx 25.2\:m}}\longleftarrow(distance)\:\:\:\:\:\:\bf\blue{\checkmark}](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/physics/middle-school/oaxkkaj36pdn3pkv9jhl0xlanhei167zg1.png)
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