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Chapter 2 Problem 39P

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Problem 39P

IP Assume that the brakes in your car create a constant deceleration of 4.2 m/s2 regardless of how fast you are driving. If you double your driving speed from 16 m/s to 32 m/s, (a) does the time required to come to a stop increase by a factor of two or a factor of four? Explain. Verify your answer to part (a) by calculating the stopping limes for initial speeds of (b) 16 m/s and (c) 32 m/s.

Solution

a.)

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We have to find  the time required for a car  to come to a stop increases by a factor of two or a factor of four, when it’s driving speed is doubled from 16 m/s to 32 m/s.

The initial speed of the car is 16 m/s and the time  it takes for the car to stop can be found using equation of motion  

where,

final velocity = 0 m/s

= initial speed = 16 m/s

constant deceleration = m/s2

Thus,

         

           

   

             

                  = 3.80 s

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

IP Assume that the brakes in your car create a constant

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