Friday, April 13, 2012

Surfing For Reaction Distance Car?

Thomas asks…Help with solving kinematics problem?Suppose a car is traveling at +23.8 m/s, and the driver sees a traffic light turn red. After 0.423 s has elapsed (the reaction time), the driver applies the brakes, and the car decelerates at 8.00 m/s2. What is the stopping distance of the car, as measured from the point where the driver first notices the red light?



I don't want the answer I just want help with setting it up!Nancy answers:Well, the car is going to travel some distance at

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