Question

a racing car traveling initially at 8.0 m/s accelerates uniformly at 10.0 m/s^2 for 5 seconds. How far does it travel in this time interval?

Answer 1

The car travels a distance of

(8.0 m/s) (5 s) + 1/2 (10.0 m/s²) (5 s)² = 165 m