SOLUTION: if a vehicle travels 0 -60 mph in 2.5 seconds how many feet has it traveled ?

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Question 1044873: if a vehicle travels 0 -60 mph in 2.5 seconds how many feet has it traveled ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert mi/hr to ft/sec
[ mi/hr ] x [ hrs/min ] x [ min/sec ] x [ ft/mi ]
The final velocity is:
+%28+60+%29%2A%28+1%2F60+%29%2A%28+1%2F60+%29%2A5280+=+88+ ft/sec
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This is a uniform acceleration problem
Let the acceleration = +a+
[ acceleration ] = [ change in velocity ] / [ time ]
+a+=+88%2F2.5+
+a+=+35.2+ ft/sec2
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Let the displacement = +s+
When the initial velocity = 0,
+s+=+%281%2F2%29%2Aa%2At%5E2+
+s+=+%281%2F2%29%2A35.2%2A2.5%5E2+
+s+=+110+
The vehicle traveled 110 ft