A safety measure when driving cars is to leave a separation of "3 s" with respect to the next car. This rule has made it possible to avoid many accidents.   a. If a car travels at 60 km / h, what distance (in meters) will it travel in 3 seconds? Assuming there is an accident 20 m from where you are, what acceleration must you have to bring the car to a complete stop before reaching the accident? b. Repeat part a considering a speed of 90 km / h c. Repeat part a considering a speed of 120 km / h d. Repeat part a considering a speed of 150 km / h

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A safety measure when driving cars is to leave a separation of "3 s" with respect to the next car. This rule has made it possible to avoid many accidents.
 
a. If a car travels at 60 km / h, what distance (in meters) will it travel in 3 seconds? Assuming there is an accident 20 m from where you are, what acceleration must you have to bring the car to a complete stop before reaching the accident?
b. Repeat part a considering a speed of 90 km / h
c. Repeat part a considering a speed of 120 km / h
d. Repeat part a considering a speed of 150 km / h

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