Question:
A motorist traveling at 11 m/s encounters a deer in the
Last updated: 7/11/2022
A motorist traveling at 11 m/s encounters a deer in the road 40 m ahead. If the maximum acceleration the vehicle's brakes are capable of is -5 m/s², what is the maximum reaction time of the motorist that will allow her or him to avoid hitting the deer? Answer in units of s. If his or her reaction time is 2.77636 s, how fast will (s) he be traveling when (s) he reaches the deer? Answer in units of m/s.