A car, moving along a straight stretch of highway, begins to accelerate at 0.0235 m/s
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takes the car 67.8 s to cover 1 km.How fast was the car going when it first
began to accelerate?
a = 0.0235 m/s^2.
t = 67.8 s.
d = 1km = 1,000 m.
d = Vo*t + 0.5a*t^2 = 1,000 m.
Vo*67.8 + 0.5*0.0235*67.8^2 = 1000
67.8Vo + 54 = 1000
67.8Vo = 1000-54 = 945.99
Vo = 14 m/s.
To find the initial speed of the car when it first began to accelerate, we can use the formula for constant acceleration:
v = u + at
Where:
v = final velocity
u = initial velocity (unknown)
a = acceleration
t = time
Using the given information:
Acceleration (a) = 0.0235 m/s^2
Time (t) = 67.8 s
Let's convert 1 km to meters before we proceed:
1 km = 1000 meters
Now, we need to find the final velocity (v) when the car covers 1 km. We know that the initial velocity (u) is what we're trying to find.
The formula can be rearranged as:
v = u + at
Rearranging the equation to solve for initial velocity (u):
u = v - at
Since the car begins from rest (initially stationary), the initial velocity (u) is 0. Therefore, the equation becomes:
0 = v - at
Substituting the known values:
0 = 0 - (0.0235 m/s^2)(67.8 s)
Now, we can solve for v.
0 = -1.5953
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