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In Physics / High School | 2014-03-15

If a car can go from 0.0 to 60.0 mi/hr in 8.0 seconds, what would be its final speed after 5.0 seconds if its starting speed were 50.0 mi/hr?

Asked by Capdeville609

Answer (2)

The formula is A=Vf-Vi / t.

Answered by heerahn | 2024-06-28

To find the final speed of a car initially traveling at 50.0 mi/hr after 5.0 seconds, we first calculated the acceleration from 0.0 to 60.0 mi/hr in 8.0 seconds as 3.35 m/s². Applying this acceleration, the final speed after 5.0 seconds is approximately 87.6 mi/hr.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-09-26