Question

A body moving at 50m/s decelerates uniformly at 2/ms? until it comes to rest. What distance does it cover from the time it starts to decelerate to the time it comes to rest.​

Answer 1

625

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can use the following kinematic equation:

v^2 = u^2 + 2as

Where:

v = final velocity (0 m/s since the body comes to rest)

u = initial velocity (50 m/s)

a = acceleration (-2 m/s^2 since the body is decelerating)

s = distance

We want to find the distance (s) that the body covers from the time it starts to decelerate to the time it comes to rest. We can rearrange the equation to solve for s:

s = (v^2 - u^2) / (2a)

Substituting the values we have:

s = (0^2 - 50^2) / (2 x (-2)) = 625 meters

Therefore, the body covers a distance of 625 meters from the time it starts to decelerate until it comes to rest.