A car starts from rest then it moves with a constant acceleration of 3m/s² for 10 secs. It then maintains its velocity for 20 secs., then the brakes were applied after which it stopped 5 secs. later. Solve for the total distance traveled by the car.

A car starts from rest then it moves with a constant acceleration of 3m/s² for 10 secs. It then maintains its velocity for 20 secs., then the brakes were applied after which it stopped 5 secs. later. Solve for the total distance traveled by the car.

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A car starts from rest then it moves with a constant acceleration of 3m/s² for 10 secs. It then
maintains its velocity for 20 secs., then the brakes were applied after which it stopped 5 secs.
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