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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Calculus problem: A motorcycle is travelling at a speed of 18m/s when it passes police checkpoint P. It begins to decelerate. Its acceleration, a m/s^2 until it stops is given by a=-2. How many seconds after passing P did the motorcycle take to stop?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

a m/s^2 is the deceleration of the motorcycle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

acceleration is rate of change of velocity, i.e loosely understood as v/t

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that should give you a clue

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