Acar is traveling at 20 meters/second and is brought to rest by applying brakes over a period of 4 seconds what is its average acceleration over this time interval?

Acceleration of the car is

Explanation:

It is given that,

Initial speed of the car, u = 20 m/s

Finally, it brought to rest, v = 0

Time taken, t = 4 s

We need to find the average acceleration over this time interval. The acceleration of an object is given by following formula as :

So, the car is decelerating at . Hence, this is the required solution.

d₁ = displacement of tern from arctic to antarctic = 11000 miles

d₂ = displacement of tern from antarctic to arctic =   - 11000 miles

d = total displacement for the journey

total displacement for the journey is given as

d = d₁ + d₂

d = 11000 + (-11000)

d = 0 miles

t₁ = time of travel from arctic to antarctic = 3 months = 3 x 30 days = 90 days

t₂ = time of travel from antarctic to arctic = 3 months = 3 x 30 days = 90 days

t = total time of travel

total time of travel is given as

t = t₁ + t₂

t = 90 + 90

t = 180 days

average velocity is given as

average velocity = total displacement/ total time

v = d/t

v = 0/180

v = 0 miles/day