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What is the maximum speed you could have and still avoid hitting the deer?
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[QUOTE="xfaceless, post: 4516350, member: 489199"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] You're driving down the highway late one night at 18m/s when a deer steps onto the road 45m in front of you. Your reaction time before stepping on the brakes is 0.50s and the maximum deceleration of your car is 12m/s^2. a)How much distance is between you and the deer when you come to a stop? b)What is the maximum speed you could have and still not hit the deer?[h2]Homework Equations[/h2] vf^2=vi^2+2ad [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] I figured out part a) by calculating the actual distance the deer is infront of your car (by using reaction time given), and then solved for the distance you travel after you hit the brakes using the kinematics equation. so, the distance between you & the deer when your car comes to a stop is 22.5m. For part b), .. I don't really understand part b). I tried solving for vi by putting vf at 0, a=-12, and d=36 but that didn't lead to the right answer. I got vi=29.4m/s which is wrong. Any help please ? ): [/QUOTE]
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What is the maximum speed you could have and still avoid hitting the deer?
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