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A hockey player has an acceleration of −3.1 m/s2. How long does it take him to come to a complete stop from a speed of 13 m/s?

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Answer:4.2s

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User Francis Duvivier
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His acceleration function is -3.1
His velocity function is -3.1t + 13
set this to 0 and solve for the time t
-3.1t +13 = 0
3.1t = 13
t = 4.19s
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