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Nathaniel is driving his sports car down a four lane highway at 40m/s. He comes up behind a slow moving dumptruck and decides to pass it in the left hand lane. If Nathaniel can accelerate at 5m/s^2, how long will it take for him to reach the speed of 60m/s?
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Velocity change = acceleration x time
Solve for time
I can't make it any simpler than that
How ili will solve it
To find the time it takes for Nathaniel to reach the speed of 60 m/s, we can use the formula for acceleration:
v = u + at
Where:
- v is the final velocity
- u is the initial velocity
- a is the acceleration
- t is the time
In this case, Nathaniel initially drives at 40 m/s (u), accelerates at 5 m/s^2 (a), and wants to reach a final velocity of 60 m/s (v).
Rearranging the formula, we get:
t = (v - u) / a
Plugging in the values, we have:
t = (60 m/s - 40 m/s) / 5 m/s^2
Simplifying the equation:
t = 20 m/s / 5 m/s^2
t = 4 seconds
Therefore, it will take Nathaniel 4 seconds to reach a speed of 60 m/s.