Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line - Problems - Page 38: 92a

Answer

The total travel time is $~~60.6~s$

Work Step by Step

We can find the time $t$ to travel $550~m$ during the acceleration period: $x = \frac{1}{2}at^2$ $t = \sqrt{\frac{2x}{a}}$ $t = \sqrt{\frac{(2)(550~m)}{1.2~m/s^2}}$ $t = 30.28~s$ Note that the rate of acceleration is $1.2~m/s^2$ and the rate of deceleration is $-1.2~m/s^2$ By symmetry, the time to travel $550~m$ during the deceleration period is also $t = 30.28~s$ The total travel time is $~~60.6~s$.
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