A car is moving at a constant speed of on a straight road when the driver notices a…

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Problem

A car is moving at a constant speed of 72 km h−172\,\text{km h}^{-1} on a straight road when the driver notices a barricade 40 m40\,\text{m} ahead. He immediately applies the brakes, producing a uniform retardation of 5 m s−25\,\text{m s}^{-2}. (i) Determine whether the car stops before reaching the barricade. Show your calculations clearly. (ii) If the car does not stop in time, calculate the speed with which it collides with the barricade.

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