A car starting from rest speeds up to 55 m/s with a constant acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2, runs at this speed for a time, and finally comes to rest with deceleration of 8.5 m/s^2. If the total distance travelled in 800 m. 1. Find the distance covered during acceleration in m 2. Find the distance traveled at constant speed 3. Find the total time of travel Use 3 decimal places for the final answer, DO NOT round off during calculation. Do not include units in the final answer.

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A car starting from rest speeds up to 55 m/s with a constant acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2, runs at this speed for a time, and finally comes to rest with deceleration of
8.5 m/s^2. If the total distance travelled in 800 m.
1. Find the distance covered during acceleration in m
2. Find the distance traveled at constant speed
3. Find the total time of travel
Use 3 decimal places for the final answer, DO NOT round off during calculation. Do not include units in the final answer.
Transcribed Image Text:A car starting from rest speeds up to 55 m/s with a constant acceleration of 4.5 m/s^2, runs at this speed for a time, and finally comes to rest with deceleration of 8.5 m/s^2. If the total distance travelled in 800 m. 1. Find the distance covered during acceleration in m 2. Find the distance traveled at constant speed 3. Find the total time of travel Use 3 decimal places for the final answer, DO NOT round off during calculation. Do not include units in the final answer.
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