Uniform Acceleration Distance · PhysicsBowl 2014 #7

Physics · mechanics

Problem

Starting from rest, a cart uniformly accelerates to a speed of

7.60

\frac{m}{s}

in a time of

3.00

s

. Through what distance does the cart move in this time? (A)

5.7

m

(B)

8.1

m

(C)

11.4

m

(D)

16.1

m

(E)

22.8

m