Answer to Question #169315 in Physics for Allison Rasmussen

Question #169315

a bus travailing at 30m/s(s) applies its breaks and stops in 6.0s. what is the acceleration of the bus?

Expert's answer

"a=\\dfrac{v-v_0}{t}=\\dfrac{0-30\\ \\dfrac{m}{s}}{6\\ s}=-5\\ \\dfrac{m}{s^2}."

The sign minus means that the bus decelerates.

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