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Homework Statement Determine the stopping distances for an automobile with an initial speed of 90 and human reaction time of 1.0 : (a) for an acceleration = -5.0 , (b) for = -7.5 . Homework Equations vf = vo + at avg velocity = (vf + vo) /2 d = vo)t + (1/2) at2 vf2 = vo2 + 2ad...

Homework Statement An unmarked police car traveling a constant 85 is passed by a speeder. Precisely 1.00 after the speeder passes, the police officer steps on the accelerator. If the police car accelerates uniformly at 3.00 and overtakes the speeder after accelerating for 5.00 , what was the...

I am trying to solve this problem as well, and my issue is that I don't really know what each variable in the equation represents Can someone help me?