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A vehicle has an initial velocity of v0 when a tree falls on the roadway a distance xf in front of the vehicle. The driver has a

perception-reaction time of t. When the driver begins braking, the vehicle has an acceleration of magnitude a. Write an expression for the velocity of the vehicle when it hits the tree.

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Answer:

$v^2=v_o^2-2\times a\times (v_o.t)$

Explanation:

Given:

Initial velocity of the vehicle, $v_o$

distance between the car and the tree, $x_f$

time taken to respond to the situation, $t$

acceleration of the car after braking, $a$

Using equation of motion:

$v^2=u^2+2a.s$ ..............(1)

where:

$v=$ final velocity of the car when it hits the tree

$u=$ initial velocity of the car when the tree falls

$a=$ acceleration after the brakes are applied

$s=$ distance between the tree and the car after the brakes are applied.

$s=v_o\times t$

Now for this situation the eq. (1) becomes:

$v^2=v_o^2-2\times a\times (v_o.t)$ (negative sign is for the deceleration after the brake is applied to the car.)

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