A bicyclist traveling at 14 ft/sec velocity (ft/sec) puts on the brakes to slow down at a constant rate, coming to a stop in 7 seconds. The figure shows the velocity of the bike during braking. t (secs) a (a) What are the values of a and b in the figure? a = b = (b) How far does the bike travel while braking? The distance traveled while braking is feet.

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A bicyclist traveling at 14 ft/sec
puts on the brakes to slow down at
a constant rate, coming to a stop
in 7 seconds. The figure shows the
velocity (ft/sec)
b.
velocity of the bike during braking.
t (secs)
(a) What are the values of a and b in the figure?
a 3=
b 3=
(b) How far does the bike travel while braking?
The distance traveled while braking is
feet.
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Transcribed Image Text:A bicyclist traveling at 14 ft/sec puts on the brakes to slow down at a constant rate, coming to a stop in 7 seconds. The figure shows the velocity (ft/sec) b. velocity of the bike during braking. t (secs) (a) What are the values of a and b in the figure? a 3= b 3= (b) How far does the bike travel while braking? The distance traveled while braking is feet. Toxthoekand MModia 5 66 APR 6
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