Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 33E
A car moving initially at 50 mi/h begins slowing at a constant rate 100 ft short of a stoplight. If the car comes to a full stop just at the light, what is the magnitude of its acceleration?
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