Suppose a man driving a pickup truck down a straight road at 60mph (88ft/s) sees a deer starting to cross the road 250 feet ahead. He takes 1.0 second to react to the situation before hitting the brakes, which decelerates the car at 28 ft/s^2. Does he stop in time to avoid hitting the deer?

Suppose a man driving a pickup truck down a straight road at 60mph (88ft/s) sees a deer starting to cross the road 250 feet ahead. He takes 1.0 second to react to the situation before hitting the brakes, which decelerates the car at 28 ft/s^2. Does he stop in time to avoid hitting the deer?

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