Sandy asks…physics: distance traveled.?A car traveling east at 35.6m/s passes a trooper hiding at the roadside. the driver uniformly reduces his speed to 25.0m/s in 4.00s.
How far does the car travel in the 4.00-s time period?Nancy answers:First you calculate the average velocity:
average. Vel. = (initial vel. + final vel.)/2 = (35.6 + 25)/2 = 30.3m/s
then you use this formula:
av. Velocity = distance/time
v = d/t
you are looking for distance so rearrange the formula:
d = v x t
d =
