If a driver is initially going 35.5m/s to the left and then slams on the brakes to accelerate at a magnitude of 3.8m/s/s until she comes to a complete stop.  If she started applying her brakes at a position of 102m from zero, then where is her final position from zero?

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If a driver is initially going 35.5m/s to the left and then slams on the brakes to accelerate at a magnitude of 3.8m/s/s until she comes to a complete stop.  If she started applying her brakes at a position of 102m from zero, then where is her final position from zero?

 

 

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initial velocity u = 35.5 m/s

acceleration  = 3.8 m/s2

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