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I need help on how to do this problem. Many thanks!-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

First, we. need to convert the initial velocity of 85 km/hr into m/s:


85\:\frac{\text{km}}{\text{hr}}×\frac{1000\:\text{m}}{1\:\text{km}}×\frac{1\:\text{hr}}{3600\:\text{s}}=23.6\:\text{m/s}

Next, we're going to use the equation below:


v^2 = v_0^2 + 2ax

Since
v=0\:\text{and}\:a = -1.3\:\text{m/s,}^2 we can solve for the distance x:


x = -(v_0^2)/(2a) = -\frac{(23.6\:\text{m/s})^2}{2(-1.3\:\text{m/s}^2)}


\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=214.2\:\text{m}

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