A Car Moving Initially with Speed V₀ Slows Down with an Acceleration

question 11

Multiple Choice

A car moving initially with speed v₀ slows down with an acceleration of magnitude a and comes to a full stop after traveling a distance d. What was the speed of the car when it had traveled half that distance, d/2?

• A)v₀/2
• B)v₀/4
• C)v₀/ \(\sqrt { 2 }\)
• D)v₀/8

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