A car is initially moving at 100 m/s and decides to gun it. They accelerate at a rate of 20 m/s/s for 10 seconds. How far did they travel during this time period?

Respuesta :

Answer:

dx = 2000 [m]

Explanation:

To solve this problem we must use the following equation of kinematics.

[tex]dx =v_{o}*t +\frac{1}{2} *a*t^{2}[/tex]

where:

dx =  distance [m]

Vo = initial velocity = 100 [m/s]

a = acceleration = 20 [m/s²]

t = time = 10 [s]

dx = 100*10 + 0.5*20*10²

dx = 2000 [m]

Note: the positive sign in the above equation means that the car is increasing its velocity.

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