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Chapter 2 Problem 60P

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Problem 60P

IP Coasting due west on your bicycle at 8.4 m/s, you encounter a sandy patch of road 7.2 m across. When you leave the sandy patch your speed has been reduced by 2.0 m/s to 6.4 m/s. (a) Assuming the sand causes a constant acceleration, what was the bicycle's acceleration in the sandy patch? Give both magnitude and direction, (b) How long did it take to cross the sandy patch? (c) Suppose you enter the sandy patch with a speed of only 5.4 m /s. Is your final speed in this case 3.4 m/s, more than 3.4 m/s, or less than 3.4 m/s? Explain.

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The objective here is to first determine the acceleration of the bicycle in the sandy patch. Then we need to find the time taken by the bicycle to cross the sandy patch. Also we should find the final velocity for the given value of initial velocity and compare it with 3.4 m/s and check whether the bicycle will be able to move in the sand or not.

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

IP Coasting due west on your bicycle at 8.4 m/s, you

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