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13 March, 14:25

A motorcyclist sees a branch in the road,

and hits the brakes, slowing down at

-6.42 m/s2. If it takes him 2.85 s to stop,

what was his starting velocity?

(Unit = m/s)

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  1. 13 March, 14:52
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    18.3 m/s

    Explanation:

    Given:

    a = - 6.42 m/s²

    t = 2.85 s

    v = 0 m/s

    Find: v₀

    v = at + v₀

    (0 m/s) = (-6.42 m/s²) (2.85 s) + v₀

    v₀ = 18.3 m/s
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