A diesel car gradually speeds up so that for the first 10

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Problem 29P

A diesel car gradually speeds up so that for the first 10 s its acceleration is given by

If the car starts from rest (x0 = 0, v0 = 0), find the distance it has traveled at the end of the first 10 s and its velocity at that time.

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QUESTION:

Problem 29P

A diesel car gradually speeds up so that for the first 10 s its acceleration is given by

If the car starts from rest (x0 = 0, v0 = 0), find the distance it has traveled at the end of the first 10 s and its velocity at that time.

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SOLUTION

Step 1 of 3

Here, we have to find the distance and the velocity the car has covered at a time of 10sec.

Given acceleration  feet/s2.

It is said that the car starts from rest, therefore the initial conditions are  and .

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