The driver of a car travelling at 20m/s need to quickly reduce the car's speed to 15m/s to round a curve in a highway. If the deceleration has a magnitude of 6m/s^2, how far does it travel while reducing the speed?

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The driver of a car travelling at 20m/s need to quickly reduce the car's speed to 15m/s to round a curve in a highway. If the deceleration has a magnitude of 6m/s^2, how far does it travel while reducing the speed?

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