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Posted by neko alice on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 5:21pm.

A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a
speed of 24.3 km/h in 5.8 s.
Find the distance it travels during this time.
Answer in units of m

physics - Damon, Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 6:44pm
v = 24300 m/3600s = a t = a (5.8)
so
a = 1.16 m/s

d = (1/2) a t^2 = .5 *1.16 * 5.8*5.8
= 19.6 meters

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