A child appears to be running into the street ahead. It takes 2.3 seconds for the driver to react and begin to brake, but this time at a rate of -7.5 m/s?. What is the stopping distance for the car in this situation?

A child appears to be running into the street ahead. It takes 2.3 seconds for the driver to react and begin to brake, but this time at a rate of -7.5 m/s?. What is the stopping distance for the car in this situation?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 84A

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A child appears to be running into the street ahead. It takes 2.3 seconds for the
driver to react and begin to brake, but this time at a rate of -7.5 m/s?. What is the
stopping distance for the car in this situation?

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