Traffic and Highway Engineering
Traffic and Highway Engineering
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Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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3. A car accelerates from 0 km/h to 100 km/h in 10 seconds, and continues for 40 seconds at 100
kmh. The driver then brakes strongly to stop in 38 meters.
a. Convert 100 km/h to m/s.
b. Find the constant acceleration of the car for the first 10 seconds in m/s?.
c. Find the total distance travelled by the car in meters.
d. Find the acceleration for the braking phase in m/s22.
e. How long does it take the car to stop from when the brakes are first applied?
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Transcribed Image Text:3. A car accelerates from 0 km/h to 100 km/h in 10 seconds, and continues for 40 seconds at 100 kmh. The driver then brakes strongly to stop in 38 meters. a. Convert 100 km/h to m/s. b. Find the constant acceleration of the car for the first 10 seconds in m/s?. c. Find the total distance travelled by the car in meters. d. Find the acceleration for the braking phase in m/s22. e. How long does it take the car to stop from when the brakes are first applied?
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