Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-134-98855-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-13498-855-9

Chapter 2 - Exercises and Problems - Page 31: 43

Answer

$102\space m$ Please see the attached image before you see the work steps.

Work Step by Step

Please see the attached image. We know 1 km = 1000 m & we can multiply the velocity by 1000 m/km, also 1 h = 3600 s, then we can use the 3600 s/h conversion factor and gives, $u= 45\space km/h = (\frac{45\space km}{h})(\frac{1000\space m}{km})(\frac{h}{3600\space s})$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space=\frac{50}{4}\space m/s$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space=12.5\space m/s$ Let's apply the equation $V^{2}=U^{2}+2aS$ to find the displacement of the vehicle before it stops. $\rightarrow\space V^{2}=U^{2}+2aS $ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space 0\space\space=(12.5\space m/s)^{2}+\space 2\times(-0.766\space m/s^{2})S$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space 0\space\space= 156.25\space m^{2}/s^{2}-\space 1.532\space m/s^{2}\times S$ $1.532S=156.25\space m$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space S=102\space m$ Driver need to hit the brake 102 m far from the moose.
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