A car moving along a straight highway with speed of 126km/hr is brought to a stop with in distance of 200m. What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform) and how long it take for the car to stop?
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11.43 seconds
Explanation:
Initial velocity of the car (u) = 126 km/hr = 35 m/s
Distance travelled by the car before it comes to rest (s) = 200 m
Final velocity of the car (v) = 0 (Since, it’s at rest)
Now, using the 3rd equation of motion,
v2 – u2 = 2as
a = (v2 – u2)/2s
= (0 – 352)/(2 × 200)
= –1225/400
= –3.06 m/s2
The retardation of the car is 3.06 m/s2
Let’s assume the time taken by the car to come to rest as t sec
Using the 1st equation of motion, we have
v = u + at
0 = 35 – 3.06 × t
t = 35/3.06
= 11.43 sec
Hence, the car will take 11.43 seconds for it to stop
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