Acar traveling east at 40.0 m/s passes a trooper hiding at the roadside. the driver uniformly reduces his speed to 25.0 m/s in 3.50 s. (a) what is the magnitude and direction of the car’s acceleration as it slows down? (b) how far does the car travel in the 3.5-s time period?

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

Initial speed of the car, u = 40 m/s

Final speed of the car, v = 25 m/s

Time taken, t = 3.5 s

(a) We need to find the magnitude and direction of the car’s acceleration as it slows down. It can be calculated using formula as :

The acceleration is in the opposite direction of motion i.e. west.

(b) Let s is the distance the car travel in the 3.5-s time period. It can be calculated using the third equation of motion as

s = 113.9 meters

Hence, this is the required solution.

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4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

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