Problem

- A car is to be hoisted by elevator to the fourth floor of a parking garage, which is 14 m above the ground. If the elevator can have maximum acceleration of

0.2 \text{ m/s}^2

and maximum deceleration of

0.1 \text{ m/s}^2

and can reach a maximum speed of

2.5 \text{ m/s}

, determine the shortest time to make the lift, starting from rest and ending at rest.

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