Car braking on a highway — uniform deceleration

physics

Problem

A car moving along a straight highway with speed of 126 km h−1126\,\text{km h}^{-1} is brought to a stop within a distance of 200 m200\,\text{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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