Question

A car is traveling at a 20.0 m/s for 7.00 s and then suddenly comes to a stop over a 3 s period.

a. What was the car’s deceleration while it came to a stop?
b. What is the total distance the car travels during the 10 s period?

Answer 1

Answer: A) Deceleration of the car is -6.6667 m/s² while it came to stop.

B) The total distance the car travels is 200 meter during the 10 s period.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given Data

Initial velocity of the car (
`$$v_(i)$$`) = 20.0 m/s

Final velocity of the car (
`v_(f)`) = 0 m/s

Time (in motion) =7.00 s

Time (in rest) =3 s

To find - A) car's deceleration while it came to a stop

B) the total distance the car travels in 10 s

A) The formula to find the deceleration is

Deceleration = (( final velocity - initial velocity ) ÷ Time) (m/s²)

Deceleration = ((
`v_(f)`) - (
`$$v_(i)$$`)) ÷ time (m/s²)

Deceleration = ( 0.0 - 20 ) ÷ 3 (m/s²)

Deceleration = (- 20) ÷ 3 (m/s²)

Deceleration = - 6.6667 m/s²

(NOTE : Deceleration is the opposite of acceleration so the final result must have the negative sign)

The car's deceleration is - 6.6667 m/s² while it came to a stop

B) The formula to find the distance traveled by the car is

Distance traveled by the car is equals to the product of the speed and time

Distance = Speed × Time (meter)

Distance = 20.0 × 10

Distance = 200 meters

The total distance the car travels during the period of 10 s is 200 meters