How Far Apart Are the Stop Signs?

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A car starts from rest at a stop sign. It accelerates at 4.0 m/s^2 for 6.0 s, coasts for 1.9 s, and then slows down at a rate of 3.0 m/s^2 for the next stop sign.
How far apart are the stop signs?

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