You are driving your car at 12 m/s when a deer jumps in front of your car (25 m). What is the shortest stopping distance for your car if your reaction time is 0.80 s and your car brakes (that is, slows down) at 6.0 m/s/s?

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Use data suggested by Workbook 2.6, exercise 21 c
You are driving your car at 12 m/s when a
deer jumps in front of your car (25 m).
What is the shortest stopping distance for
your car if your reaction time is 0.80 s and
your car brakes (that is, slows down) at
6.0 m/s/s?
Must Haves:
Pictorial Representation with labels for the known and
unknown positions, velocities, times, and accelerations
for instants and stages of interest.
Motion Diagram with velocity, acceleration, and
displacement vectors.
Velocity vs. Time Annotated Graph
Position vs. Time Annotated Graph
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Transcribed Image Text:Actual Whiteboard Problem Use data suggested by Workbook 2.6, exercise 21 c You are driving your car at 12 m/s when a deer jumps in front of your car (25 m). What is the shortest stopping distance for your car if your reaction time is 0.80 s and your car brakes (that is, slows down) at 6.0 m/s/s? Must Haves: Pictorial Representation with labels for the known and unknown positions, velocities, times, and accelerations for instants and stages of interest. Motion Diagram with velocity, acceleration, and displacement vectors. Velocity vs. Time Annotated Graph Position vs. Time Annotated Graph 22
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