A Car Accelerates Uniformly

A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m. Determine the acceleration of the car.

Question:

A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m. Determine the acceleration of the car.

Answer:

The acceleration of the car is 8.10 m/s²

Explanation:

Given:

d = 110 m

t = 5.21 s

vi = 0 m/s

To Find:

a = ?

d = Vᵢ × t + 0.5 × a × t²

110 m = (0 m/s) × (5.21 s) + 0.5 × (a) × (5.21 s)²

110 m = (13.57 s²) × a

a = (110 m)/(13.57 s²)

a = 8.10 m/s²

Thus, The acceleration of the car is 8.10 m/s²

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