Question

A car is traveling at 50 mi/h when the brakes are fully applied, producing a constant deceleration of 24 ft/s2. What is the distance (in ft) traveled before the car comes to a stop? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Answer 1

The car has initial speed 50 mi/h ≈ 73 ft/s, so it covers a distance x such that

0² - (73 ft/s)² = 2 (-24 ft/s²) x

==> x ≈ 111.0 ft