Question

A car is moving at 5.82 m a second when it begins accelerating at 2.35 m a second squared for 3.25 seconds how far does it travel?

Answer 1

Answer: the car will travel approximately 31.31 meters during the given time period.

Explanation: To find the distance traveled by the car, we can use the equation of motion:

distance = initial velocity * time + (1/2) * acceleration * time^2

Given:

Initial velocity (u) = 5.82 m/s

Acceleration (a) = 2.35 m/s^2

Time (t) = 3.25 s

Substituting the given values into the equation:

distance = 5.82 * 3.25 + (1/2) * 2.35 * (3.25)^2

Simplifying the equation:

distance = 18.915 + (1/2) * 2.35 * 10.5625

distance = 18.915 + 12.396875

distance = 31.311875