Question #162479

A car is moving at 65.0 km/h at a distance of 125 m from a traffic light when the light turns red. The weight of the car is 14800 N


(a) What is the mass of the car in kg?


(b) If the driver wishes to stop at the light, what is the required constant acceleration of the car in m/s^2


(c) What will be the velocity of the stone when it hits the water?




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Expert's answer
2021-02-10T12:20:57-0500

a)


m=Wg=148009.8=1510 kgm=\frac{W}{g}=\frac{14800}{9.8}=1510\ kg

b)


v2=2as6523.62=2(125)aa=1.30ms2v^2=2as\\\frac{65^2}{3.6^2}=2(125)a\\a=1.30\frac{m}{s^2}

c)


Ff=ma=(1510)(1.3)=1960 NF_f=ma=(1510)(1.3)=1960\ N


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