Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line - Problems - Page 37: 76b

Answer

$t_r+\frac{v_p}{a}+\frac{D-d-\frac{v_p^2}{2a}}{v_p}$

Work Step by Step

Let $t_1$ be the time to accelerate to a speed of $v_p$ Let $t_2$ be the time to reach a distance $d$ from intersection 2 when the speed is $v_p$ The time delay should be $t_r+t_1+t_2$ We can find $t_1$: $t_1 = \frac{v_p}{a}$ We can find the distance traveled during the acceleration period: $x_1 = \frac{1}{2}at_1^2$ $x_1 = \frac{1}{2}a(\frac{v_p}{a})^2$ $x_1 = \frac{v_p^2}{2a}$ We can find the remaining distance: $x_2 = D-d-x_1$ $x_2 = D-d-\frac{v_p^2}{2a}$ We can find $t_2$: $t_2 = \frac{x_2}{v_p}$ $t_2 = \frac{D-d-\frac{v_p^2}{2a}}{v_p}$ We can find the total time delay between the green lights: $t_r+t_1+t_2 = t_r+\frac{v_p}{a}+\frac{D-d-\frac{v_p^2}{2a}}{v_p}$
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