A car is moving with a velocity of 15 m/s. Brakes are applied and the car takes 4s to stop. Find the
retardation and the distance travelled after the application of brakes.
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Motion in a Straight Line
Stopping Distance and Reaction Time
A car is moving with a velo...
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A car is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s. The driver sees a wall ahead of him and applied brakes. The car stops after covering 10 m distance. If the car was moving with a speed pf 20 ms
−1
, it would have stopped in 30 m distance. The reaction of the driver is
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Case I. Suppose reduction time = t , so = 10 meters
then distance in t sec will be 10t meter
⇒ remaining distance = 10 meter - 10 t
using v
2
=u
2
−2as
we get s=
2a
u
2
−v
2
=
2a
(10)
2
−0
=
a
50
⇒
a
50
=10−10t _______ (1)
Case II
u=20 m/s & S
0
=30 meter
distance in t sec will be 20 t meter
distance during retardation S=
2a
u
2
−v
2
=
2a
(20)
2
−0
S=
a
200
S
0
=30m⇒
a
200
+20t=30
a
50
+5t=7.5 _______ (2)
using (1)
a
50
+10t=10
- - -
___________________
0-5t= -2.5 ⇒ subtracting t=0.5 second
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