# Kinematic Equations

1. Oct 16, 2012

### Physics 134

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
An automobile is traveling on a long, straight highway at a steady 75.0 mi/h (33.3 m/s) when the driver sees a wreck 150m ahead. At that instant, she applies the brakes (ignore reaction time). Between her and the wreck are two different surfaces. First there is 100m of ice, where the deceleration is only 1.00 m/s^2. From then on, it is dry concrete, where the deceleration is a more normal 7.00 m/s^2.

a. What was the car's speed just before leaving the icy portion of the road?
b. What is the total distance her car travels before it comes to a stop?
c. What is the total time it took the car to stop?

2. Relevant equations
x=xo+vot+1/2at^2
v^2=vo^2+2a(x-xo)
x=xo+1/2(v+vo)t

3. The attempt at a solution

If she is only going 33.3 m/s and the car is on 100 m of ice and the deceleration is 1.0m/s^2, wouldn't the car stop before it got to the concrete? This question is just not making sense to me.

2. Oct 16, 2012

### Angry Citizen

The answer to your specific question (not the question asked) is found using equation #2 with V=0, v0=33, x0=0 and |a|=1. What is x with these values? Is its magnitude greater than 100?

3. Oct 16, 2012
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