A car rounds the clover-leaf at 13 "/s as it enters the 400 meter-long merge zone. a) What acceleration would get its velocity to 31 m/s by the end of the merge zone? +3.960 m/s2 +1.980 m/s2 +0.990 "/s2 +0.0225 "/s2 +1.201 m/s2 +0.405 "/s2

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A car rounds the clover-leaf at 13 "/s as it enters the
400 meter-long merge zone.
a) What acceleration would get its velocity to 31 m/s
by the end of the merge zone?
+3.960 m/s2
+1.980 m/s2
+0.990 m/s2
+0.0225 "/s2
+1.201 m/s2
+0.405 m/s2
+2.42 "/s2
+18.18 m/s2
+0.211 m/s2
Transcribed Image Text:A car rounds the clover-leaf at 13 "/s as it enters the 400 meter-long merge zone. a) What acceleration would get its velocity to 31 m/s by the end of the merge zone? +3.960 m/s2 +1.980 m/s2 +0.990 m/s2 +0.0225 "/s2 +1.201 m/s2 +0.405 m/s2 +2.42 "/s2 +18.18 m/s2 +0.211 m/s2
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Answer:-  + 0.990 m/s2

Given 

Initial velocity (u) = 13 m/s 

Final Velocity (V) = 31 m/s 

Distance (S) = 400 m 

Acceleration (a) =? 

We know that 

V2 = u2 + 2aS 

(31)2 = (13)2 + 2 × a × (400) 

961 = 169 + 800 a 

961 - 169 = 800 a 

 

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