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A car is travelling at 72 kilometer per hour . When brakes are applied it experiences a uniform acceleration of 2 meter per second.How long does it take the car to stop? How far does it travel from the instant brakes are applied

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kmph = 72 * 5/18 = 20 m/sa = - 2 m /s²v = 0the EQUATION of motion in SINGLE dimension is :       V = u + a t        0 = 20 - 2 * t     t = 10 seconds.    s = u t + 1/2 a t²      = 20 * 10 - 1/2 * 2 * 10²     = 100 meters.  OR,    v² = u²  + 2 a s            s = ( 0²  - 20² ) / -2 * 2               = 100 meters



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