# Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH103/April 2006/Question 04

MATH103 April 2006

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### Question 04

You are driving your car at 30 m/sec (approximately 108 km/hr) to catch your flight to Costa Rica for summer holidays. A pedestrian runs across the road, forcing you to break hard. Suppose it takes you 1 sec to react to the danger, and that when you apply your brakes, you slow down at the rate a = -10 m/${\displaystyle {\text{sec}}^{2}}$. After applying the brakes, how long will it take you to stop? How far will your car move from the instant that the danger is sighted until coming to a complete stop?

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