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Posted by valerie on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 7:55pm.

the speed of a cyclist reduces uniformly from 2.5 m/s to 1.0 m/s in 12 s.
(a) calculate the deceleration of the cyclist.
(b) calculate the distance travelled by the cyclist in this time

physics - Kunal, Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 12:48pm
Sol
Accelaration=F.V-I.V/TIME TAKEN
NOW WE CAN SAY THAT,
a=0-2.5/12
a=-2.5/12
a=0.2083

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