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Homework Statement
"An electric vehicle starts from rest and accelerates at a rate of ##2.0 \frac{m}{s^2}## in a straight line until it reaches a speed of ##20 \frac{m}{s}##. The vehicle then slows at a constant rate of ##1.0 \frac{m}{s^2}## until it stops. (a) How much time elapses from start to stop? (b) How far does the vehicle travel from start to stop?"
Homework Equations
##v = v_0+at##
##x-x_0=v_0t+\frac{1}{2}at^2##
Answer to (b): 300 m
The Attempt at a Solution
(a)
##20\frac{m}{s} = 2\frac{m}{s^2}(t_1)##
##t_1=10s##
##0\frac{m}{s}=20\frac{m}{s}-1\frac{m}{s^2}(t_2)##
##-1\frac{m}{s^2}t_2=-20\frac{m}{s}##
##t_2=20s##
##t=t_1+t_2=10s+20s##
(b)
##x_1-0m=(0\frac{m}{s})(10s)+\frac{1}{2}(2\frac{m}{s^2})(10s)^2##
##x_1=100m##
##x_2-100m=(20\frac{m}{s})(20s)+\frac{1}{2}(-1\frac{m}{s^2})(20s)^2##
##x_2=100m+400m-200m=300m##
##x=x_1+x_2=100m+300m ≠ 300m##