Answer:
7.43 m/s
Explanation:
Time taken for car to stop = 7.0 s
distance traveled before coming to rest = 26 m
Final speed of the car = 0 m/s (since it stops)
initial speed of the car = ?
To get the final speed, we use the equation
s = [tex]\frac{1}{2}t(u + v)[/tex]
where
s is the distance traveled before stopping
u is the initial speed = ?
v is the final speed = 0 m/s
t is the time = 7 s
substituting values, we have
26 = [tex]\frac{1}{2}*7*(u + 0)[/tex]
26 = 3.5u
u = 26/3.5 = 7.43 m/s
