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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
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Chapter 2, Problem 39P
A car starts from rest and travels for 5.0 s with a uniform acceleration of +1.5 m/s2. The driver then applies the brakes, causing a uniform acceleration of −2.0 m/s2. If the brakes are applied for 3.0 s, (a) how fast is the car going at the end of the braking period, and (b) how far has the car gone?
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