SOLUTION: A car is driving at an initial velocity of +24m/s. If its brakes can supply an acceleration of -5.0m/s^2, how much time will be required to bring the car to a stop?

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Question 1163573: A car is driving at an initial velocity of +24m/s. If its brakes can supply an acceleration of -5.0m/s^2, how much time will be required to bring the car to a stop?
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is well known from Physics (and from common sense, too, if you know definitions) that the time to stop


    t = ,


where t is the time to stop,  v is initial speed and "a" is deceleration value (taken by modulus).


So,  t =  = 4.8 seconds.     ANSWER

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