Question

A car travelling at 60 mph slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a deer. The car comes to a safe stop 6 sec after applying the brakes. What is the car’s acceleration?

Answer 1

AnswHow far a car travels in the time it takes the driver to react to a hazard and step on the brakes is called?

How far a car travels in the time it takes the driver to react to a hazard and step on the brakes is called?Reaction distance is how far your car travels in the time it takes the driver to react to a hazard and step on the brake. Braking distance is how far your car travels from the time the brakes are applied until it comes to a complete stop.

Answer 2

60m/hr = 1/60 m/s
Using v = u+at
0= 1/60 + a(6)
A= -1/360 = 0.002