Question 897205: if you were in a car going 275mph and you slammed on the brakes and it took 3 seconds to get to 83 mph whats the acceleration? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! if you were in a car going 275mph and you slammed on the brakes and it took 3 seconds to get to 83 mph whats the acceleration?
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275 mi/hr = 275*22/15 ft/sec = 1210/3 =~ 403.3 ft/sec
83 mi/hr =~ 121.7 ft/sec
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accel = (403.3 - 121.7)/3 =~ 93.867 ft/sec/sec
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Some might put a minus sign for slowing down, but that's a matter of reference frames.
