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Car braking on a highway — uniform deceleration
physics
Problem
A car moving along a straight highway with speed of
126
km h
−
1
126\,\text{km h}^{-1}
126
km h
−
1
is brought to a stop within a distance of
200
m
200\,\text{m}
200
m
. What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform), and how long does it take for the car to stop?
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