Asked by arthur
a truck is travelling along a straight road at 72 km/hr.The driver saw a woman crossing and immediately steps on the brake.If the truck stops in 7 sec.what is its acceleration
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Answered by
Dr Russ
We will assume that the question is asking for the answer in m s^-2. I would also draw a picture and define the positive direction as the direction of travel. Note that the symbol for time is s not sec.
First convert the velocity km hr^-1 to m s^-1
72 km h^-1 is
72 x 1000 m km^-1 km hr^-1 or
72000 m hr^-1
3600 s hr^-1 so
velocity is
72000 m hr^-1/3600 s hr^-1 =
20 m s^-1
If the truck goes from 20 m s^-1
to 0 m s^-1 in 7 s then the rate of change of velocity (acceleration) is
give by
(final velocity-initial)/t
=(0 m s^-1 - 20 m s^-1)/7 s
=- 20 m s^-1/7 s
First convert the velocity km hr^-1 to m s^-1
72 km h^-1 is
72 x 1000 m km^-1 km hr^-1 or
72000 m hr^-1
3600 s hr^-1 so
velocity is
72000 m hr^-1/3600 s hr^-1 =
20 m s^-1
If the truck goes from 20 m s^-1
to 0 m s^-1 in 7 s then the rate of change of velocity (acceleration) is
give by
(final velocity-initial)/t
=(0 m s^-1 - 20 m s^-1)/7 s
=- 20 m s^-1/7 s
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