A car was traveling at a speed of 80 kph. The driver saw a roadblock 80 m. ahead and stopped on the brake causing the car to decelerate uniformly at 10 m/sec2. Assuming perception- reaction time is 2 sec, determine the distance from the roadblock to the point where the car will stop in meters. Select one: O a. 9.71 m O b. 10.87 m O c. 11.34 m O d. 12.62 m

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A car was traveling at a speed of 80 kph. The driver saw a roadblock 80 m. ahead and stopped
on the brake causing the car to decelerate uniformly at 10 m/sec2 . Assuming perception-
reaction time is 2 sec, determine the distance from the roadblock to the point where the car
will stop in meters.
Select one:
O a. 9.71 m
O b. 10.87 m
O c. 11.34 m
O d. 12.62 m
Transcribed Image Text:A car was traveling at a speed of 80 kph. The driver saw a roadblock 80 m. ahead and stopped on the brake causing the car to decelerate uniformly at 10 m/sec2 . Assuming perception- reaction time is 2 sec, determine the distance from the roadblock to the point where the car will stop in meters. Select one: O a. 9.71 m O b. 10.87 m O c. 11.34 m O d. 12.62 m
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