A car maintains an acceleration of 0.6 from rest for 5 seconds. How far does it move in this time?

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asnaseer · Answer

use the equation:$$s=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2$$

anonymous · Answer

ok, and what does u represent

asnaseer · Answer

u is the initial velocity, which in this problem is zero.

anonymous · Answer

oohhh thank you asnaseer, could you also help me in this question 

while jogging maria sees jason 15m ahead of her walking in the same direction if maria is jogging 5m/s and jason is walking at 2m/s how far will maria have to get to jason

I think that the answer is 5 meters

asnaseer · Answer

yes, their relative closing speed is 5-2=3 m/s. so to close 15m at 3 m/s will take 15/3 = 5m.

anonymous · Answer

displacement is to distance as velocity is to

anonymous · Answer

direction