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A motorist is driving his car at 60km/hr when he observes that a traffic light 250m ahead turns red. The traffic light is
timed to remain red for 20 seconds before it turns green. The motorist wishes to pass the traffic lights without stopping to wait for it to turn green. make calculations for
(a) the required uniform acceleration of the car
(b) the speed of the car as it passes the traffic light in km/hr​

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majaszal09

Explanation:

Okay soo-

Given-

u = 60 km/hr = 60×1000/3600=50/3 m/s

t = 20 s

s = 250 m

a = ?

v = ?

Solution -

Here, acceleration is uniform.

(a) According to 2nd kinematics equation,

s = ut + ½at^2

250 = 50/3 ×20 + 0.5×a×20×20

250-1000/3=200a

(750-1000)/3=200a

a = -250/(3×200)

a = -5/12

a = 0.4167 m/s^2

The required uniform acceleration of the car is 0.4167 m/s^2.

(b) According to 1st kinematics equation

v = u + at

v = 50/3 + (-5/12)×20

v = 50/3-25/3

v = 25/3

v = 8.33 m/s

The speed of the car as it passes the traffic light is 8.33 m/s.

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