ou are driving a car along a straight road at 133 kph. Suddenly, you saw a cat crossing the road and you apply the brakes decelerating the car at a constant rate of -49.5 m/s2 . If your reaction time is 1.75 seconds, what is the shortest stopping distance from the moment you see the cat? Illustrate the problem.

ou are driving a car along a straight road at 133 kph. Suddenly, you saw a cat crossing the road and you apply the brakes decelerating the car at a constant rate of -49.5 m/s2 . If your reaction time is 1.75 seconds, what is the shortest stopping distance from the moment you see the cat? Illustrate the problem.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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