A car is going from 0 to 50 m/s in 20 seconds. How do I get how far it traveled?
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A car is going from 0 to 50 m/s in 20 seconds. How do I get how far it traveled?
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The car traveled 500 meters in 20 seconds.
Here is the calculation:
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Initial velocity (v0) = 0 m/s
Final velocity (vf) = 50 m/s
Time (t) = 20 seconds
Average acceleration (a) = (vf – v0) / t = (50 – 0) / 20 = 2.5 m/s^2
Distance traveled (d) = 0.5 * a * t^2 = 0.5 * 2.5 * 20^2 = 500 meters
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The car accelerated at a rate of 2.5 m/s^2 for 20 seconds. This means that its velocity increased by 2.5 m/s every second. At the end of 20 seconds, the car was traveling at a speed of 50 m/s. The distance traveled by the car is equal to half of its acceleration multiplied by the square of the time. In this case, the distance traveled is 500 meters.