Answer on Question #48758 – Physics – Mechanics | Kinematics | Dynamics

1. Which has greater deceleration, a bicycle slowing from 3 m/s to a stop in 6 seconds or a car slowing
from 20 m/s to 15 m/s in 6 seconds?
m m Solution.
v10  3 , v1  0
s s The acceleration of the bodies are:
t1  6 s v v v  v 20
a1  1 10 , a 2  2 .
m m t t
v 20  20 , v 2  15 1 2
s s
m/s m
t2  6 s Let check the dimension: a1   a 2    2 .
s s
a1 , a 2  ?
03 m 15  20 m
Let evaluate the quantities: a1   0.5  2  , a 2   0.83  2  .
6 s  6 s 
So, a car decelerates faster.
Answer: the deceleration of a car is greater.

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