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document.write( "60 mph = 88 ft/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "velocity = acceleration * time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = v/t = 88/6.2 = 440/31 ft/sec/sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "58 mph = 58*22/15 ft/sec = 1276/15 ft/sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = v/a = (1276/15)/(440/31) = 899/150 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = (acc * time^2)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (1/2)at^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (1/2)*(440/31)*(899/150)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s =  254.9 feet<BR>\n" );
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