Answer
$x = 45~m$
Work Step by Step
We can let $~~v_0 = 12~m/s$
We found that $~~a = 2.0~m/s^2$
We can find the distance traveled in a time of $3.0~s$:
$x = v_0~t+\frac{1}{2}at^2$
$x = (12~m/s)(3.0~s)+\frac{1}{2}(2.0~m/s^2)(3.0~s)^2$
$x = 45~m$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line - Problems - Page 38: 95c
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