SOLUTION: What is the acceleration of a vehicle that changes its velocity from 100 km/h to a dead stop in 50 s ? Answer in units of m/s

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Question 923698: What is the acceleration of a vehicle that changes its velocity from 100 km/h to a dead stop in 50 s ? Answer in units of m/s

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a = dv/dt
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convert km/h to m/s:
v = 100 km/h * 1000 m/km / (60*60) s/h
v = 27.8 m/s
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a = dv/dt
a = (0 - 27.8 m/s) / 50 s
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answer:
a = -0.556 m/s^2
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