A car starts from rest and undergoes uniform acceleration. During the first second it travels 6 m.
a) what is the car's acceleration?
b) How far will the car travel during the third second?
For a) I used v= v_0 +at
6=0 a*1 so a= 6m/s^2
For b) I used d=vt
d=6(3) = 18 m
Did I work out this problem correctly? Thanks in advance for your help.
a) d=1/2 at or a= 2d/t=12m/s^2
b) it went d= 1/2 a t^2 or 1/2 12*2^2 or 24m in two seconds. It went 1/2 12*3^2 or 54m in three seconds. So in the third second, it went 54-24 m.
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Yes, you worked out the problem correctly.
For part a), you correctly used the equation v = v0 + at, where v is the final velocity, v0 is the initial velocity (which is zero in this case since the car starts from rest), a is the acceleration, and t is the time. Rearranging the equation, we have a = (v - v0) / t. Substituting the given values (v = 6 m/s, v0 = 0, t = 1 s), we get a = (6 - 0) / 1 = 6 m/s^2.
For part b), you correctly used the equation d = vt, where d is the distance, v is the velocity, and t is the time. Since the car starts from rest, the initial velocity is zero. So, substituting the given values (v = 6 m/s, t = 3 s), we get d = 6 * 3 = 18 m.
Therefore, your answers for part a) and part b) are both correct. Well done!