Starting from rest, the elevator in an office building is accelerated 0.5 m/s2 for 5 seconds. And then it continues at a constant velocity for 12 secs and then stopped for 3 seconds. If the floors are 3.75m apart, at what floor did the elevator stop? m S in 5 5 m S in 12 s m S in 3 s S Total

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Starting from rest, the elevator in an office
building is accelerated 0.5 m/s2 for 5 seconds.
And then it continues at a constant velocity for
12 secs and then stopped for 3 seconds. If the
floors are 3.75m apart, at what floor did the
elevator stop?
m
S in 5 s
m
S in 12 s
m
S in 3 s
m
S Total
Transcribed Image Text:Starting from rest, the elevator in an office building is accelerated 0.5 m/s2 for 5 seconds. And then it continues at a constant velocity for 12 secs and then stopped for 3 seconds. If the floors are 3.75m apart, at what floor did the elevator stop? m S in 5 s m S in 12 s m S in 3 s m S Total
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