Two cars cover the same distance in a straight line. Car A covers the distance at a constant velocity. Car B starts from rest and maintains a constant acceleration. Both cars cover a distance of 491 m in 220 s. Assume that they are moving in the +x direction. Determine (a) the constant velocity of car A, (b) the final velocity of car B, and (c) the acceleration of car B.

Answer :

Answer:

(a) [tex]v_A=2.23m/s[/tex]

(b) [tex]v_B=4.46m/s[/tex]

(c) [tex]a=0.0202m/s^{2}[/tex]

Explanation:

The kinematic equation of car A is:

[tex](1): v_A=\frac{x}{t}[/tex]

On the other hand, the kinematic equations of car B are:

[tex](2):v_B=at\\\\(3):x=\frac{1}{2}at^{2}[/tex]

First, we can compute the constant velocity of car A from (1):

[tex]v_A=\frac{x}{t} \\\\v_A=\frac{491m}{220s}=2.23m/s[/tex]

Next, we can obtain the acceleration of car B from (3):

[tex]a=\frac{2x}{t^{2}} \\\\a=\frac{2(491m)}{(220s)^{2}}=0.0202m/s^{2}[/tex]

Finally, using the equation (2), we can get the final velocity of car B:

[tex]v_B=at\\\\v_B=(0.0202m/s^{2})(220s)=4.46m/s[/tex]

In words, we got that the constant velocity of car A is 2.23m/s (a), the final velocity of car B is 4.46m/s (b), and the acceleration of car B is 0.0202m/s² (c).

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