A Car That Is Initially Moving at 7

question 146

Short Answer

A car that is initially moving at 7.50 m/s begins to accelerate forward uniformly at 0.550 m/s².
(a) How long after beginning to accelerate does it take the car to move 3.50 km?
(b) How fast is the car moving just as it has traveled 3.50 km?

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