A car accelerates uniformly from 10m/s to 20m/s in 5 seconds.  a) How far does the car travel in this time? b) After is reaches the speed of 20m/s, how long does it take to stop the cat over a distance of 100m.

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A car accelerates uniformly from 10m/s to 20m/s in 5 seconds. 

a) How far does the car travel in this time?

b) After is reaches the speed of 20m/s, how long does it take to stop the cat over a distance of 100m. 

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