A car moving at is brought to rest by a constant retardation of

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Problem

A car moving at

20\,\text{m s}^{-1}

is brought to rest by a constant retardation of

2.0\,\text{m s}^{-2}

. The distance travelled before the car stops is (a)

200\,\text{m}

(b)

50\,\text{m}

(c)

100\,\text{m}

(d)

300\,\text{m}