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Chapter 2, Problem 35P
A truck is traveling east at +16 m/s (a) The driver sees that the road is empty and accelerates at +1.0 m/s2 for 5.0 s. What can you determine about the truck’s motion using these data? (b) The driver then sees a red light ahead and decelerates at -2.0 m/s2 for 3.0 s. What can you determine about the truck’s motion using these data? (c) Determine the values of the quantities you listed in (a) and (b).
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