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A roller coaster, traveling with an initial speed of 23 m/s, decelerates uniformly at -4 m/s2 to a full stop. How far does the roller coaster travel during its deceleration? I NEED STEP BY STEP EXPLANATION
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A roller coaster, traveling with an initial speed of 23 m/s, decelerates

uniformly at -4 m/s2 to a full stop. How far does the roller coaster travel
during its deceleration?
I NEED STEP BY STEP EXPLANATION

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Answer:

5 and 3/4 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because if it is slowing down by 4 meters and it was moving at 23, then you would figure out how many times 4 can go into 23 and you'd get 5 and 3/4 meters.

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