the minimum distance that required to stop a car moving at 35.0 mi/h is 40 ft.
(a) express this speed and distance in km/h.
(b) what is the minimum stoping distance of a car moving at 70 mi/h,assuming the same rate of acceleration?express your answer in km.
(a) To convert from miles per hour (mi/h) to kilometers per hour (km/h), we can use the conversion factor 1 mi = 1.60934 km.
Speed conversion:
35.0 mi/h * 1.60934 km/mi = 56.3279 km/h
Distance conversion:
40 ft * 0.3048 m/ft * 1 km/1000 m = 0.012192 km
So, the speed of the car is approximately 56.33 km/h and the distance is approximately 0.01219 km.
(b) If the acceleration rate remains the same, we can use the equation for stopping distance:
Stopping distance = (Initial speed)^2 / (2 * acceleration)
Given:
Initial speed = 70 mi/h
Acceleration (assuming the same rate) = acceleration of the car
First, convert the initial speed to km/h:
70 mi/h * 1.60934 km/mi = 112.654 km/h
Now, we need to find the acceleration.
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(a) To convert the speed from miles per hour (mi/h) to kilometers per hour (km/h), we can use the conversion factor of 1.60934 km/h per 1 mi/h.
Given that the speed is 35.0 mi/h, we can calculate the speed in km/h as follows:
Speed in km/h = 35.0 mi/h * 1.60934 km/h per 1 mi/h = 56.3279 km/h (rounded to four decimal places).
To convert the distance from feet (ft) to kilometers (km), we can use the conversion factor of 0.0003048 km per 1 ft.
Given that the distance is 40 ft, we can calculate the distance in km as follows:
Distance in km = 40 ft * 0.0003048 km per 1 ft = 0.012192 km (rounded to six decimal places).
Therefore,
(a) The speed of the car is approximately 56.3279 km/h, and the distance required to stop is approximately 0.012192 km.
(b) To find the minimum stopping distance for a car moving at 70 mi/h, assuming the same rate of acceleration as before, we can use the ratio between the speeds and distances.
Let's set up a proportion to solve for the new distance in kilometers:
35 mi/h / 0.012192 km = 70 mi/h / x km
Cross-multiplying, we have:
35 mi/h * x km = 0.012192 km * 70 mi/h
Simplifying the equation, we get:
35x = 0.8544
Dividing by 35, we have:
x = 0.8544 / 35
x = 0.0244 km (rounded to four decimal places).
Therefore,
(b) The minimum stopping distance for a car moving at 70 mi/h, assuming the same rate of acceleration, is approximately 0.0244 km.
To solve these problems, we need to convert the given values from miles and feet into kilometers.
(a) Let's start with the speed of 35.0 mi/h.
1 mile is equivalent to approximately 1.60934 kilometers (km).
Therefore, to convert mi/h to km/h, we multiply the given speed by 1.60934.
So, 35.0 mi/h * 1.60934 = 56.3279 km/h.
Next, let's convert the distance of 40 ft (feet) to kilometers.
1 foot is equivalent to approximately 0.3048 meters (m).
1 kilometer consists of 1000 meters (m).
Therefore, to convert ft to km, we divide the given distance by 3280.84 (since 1 km = 1000 m = 3280.84ft).
So, 40 ft ÷ 3280.84 = 0.012192 km.
Therefore, the speed of 35.0 mi/h is approximately 56.33 km/h, and the distance of 40 ft is approximately 0.012192 km.
(b) Now let's calculate the minimum stopping distance for a speed of 70 mi/h.
Using the same rate of acceleration, we can assume that the stopping distance will be twice that of the distance for 35.0 mi/h.
Therefore, the minimum stopping distance for a car moving at 70 mi/h would be:
2 * 40 ft = 80 ft
Now, let's convert this distance of 80 ft into kilometers using the same conversion factor as before.
80 ft ÷ 3280.84 = 0.024384 km.
Therefore, the minimum stopping distance for a car moving at 70 mi/h is approximately 0.024384 km.
a. Vo = 35mi/h * 1.6km/mi = 56 km/h.
b. V = 35mi/h * 5280ft/mi * 1h/3600s = 51.3 ft/s.
V^2 = Vo^2 + 2a*d = 0.
51.3^2 + 2a*40 = 0,
a = -33 ft/s^2.
Vo = 70/35 * 51.3ft/s = 102.6 ft/s.
V^2 = Vo^2 + 2a*d = 0.
(102.6)^2 + (-66)d = 0,
d = 160 ft. = 48.3 m. = Stopping distance.