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16s is rounded to significant figures as my instructor instructed the class on how he wanted it. I personally think I'm losing a bit by doing it but he continually stresses that we do. I am dumb-founded over this as every example given in class had a stated acceleration, then my homework...

Homework Statement You are driving to the grocery store at 16 m/s. You are 130 m from an intersection when the traffic light turns red. Assume that your reaction time is 0.50 s and that your car brakes with constant acceleration. x1 = 0 m v1 = 16 m/s t1 = 0 s x2 = ? v2 = 16 m/s t2 =...