College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 69GP

A car starts from rest at a stop sign. It accelerates at 2.0 m/s2 for 6.0 seconds, coasts for 2.0 s, and then slows down at a rate of 1.5 m/s2 for the next stop sign. How far apart are the stop signs?

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College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)

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What constant acceleration, in SI units, must a...Ch. 2 - When jumping, a flea rapidly extends its legs,...Ch. 2 - A car traveling at speed v takes distance d to...Ch. 2 - Light-rail passenger trains that provide...Ch. 2 - A cross-country skier is skiing along at a zippy...Ch. 2 - A small propeller airplane can comfortably achieve...Ch. 2 - Formula One racers speed up much more quickly than...Ch. 2 - Figure P2.34 shows a velocity-versus-time graph...Ch. 2 - A driver has a reaction time of 0.50 s, and the...Ch. 2 - Chameleons catch insects with their tongues, which...Ch. 2 - You're driving down the highway late one night at...Ch. 2 - A light-rail train going from one station to the...Ch. 2 - A car is traveling at a steady 80 km/h in a 50...Ch. 2 - When a jet lands on an aircraft carrier, a hook on...Ch. 2 - A simple model for a person running the 100m dash...Ch. 2 - Ball bearings can be made by letting spherical...Ch. 2 - Here's an interesting challenge you can give to a...Ch. 2 - In the preceding problem we saw that a person's...Ch. 2 - A gannet is a seabird that fishes by diving from a...Ch. 2 - A student at the top of a building of height h...Ch. 2 - Excellent human jumpers can leap straight up to a...Ch. 2 - A football is kicked straight up into the air; it...Ch. 2 - In an action movie, the villain is rescued from...Ch. 2 - Spud Webb was, at 5 ft 8 in, one of the shortest...Ch. 2 - A rock climber stands on top of a 50-m-high cliff...Ch. 2 - Actual velocity data for a lion pursuing prey are...Ch. 2 - A truck driver has a shipment of apples to deliver...Ch. 2 - When you sneeze, the air in your lungs accelerates...Ch. 2 - Figure P2.55 shows the motion diagram, made at two...Ch. 2 - Julie drives 100 mi to Grandmother's house. 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