Wisconsin. When on her skates, she has a mass of 65 kg. Stopping quickly is very important in roller derby. It’s necessary to avoid going out of bounds, to quickly turn and pursue members of the opposing team, and many other situations. Nova, who studies physics, knows that the coefficient of friction of her toe stops will have an important effect on how quickly she can stop. During a practice, she finds that, if she is skating forward at a speed of 7 m/s, she can turn around and use her skates’ toe stops to come to a complete stop in a distance of 2.5 m.

the minimum constant speed at which she can catch the train is 2.7 m/s

given:

acceleration = 0.6

time = 4.5 s

to find:

velocity = ?

formula used:

from 1st kinematic equation we get,

v = u + at

u = initial speed of train = 0 m/s

v = final speed of the train

a = acceleration of the train

t = time

solution:

from 1st kinematic equation we get,

v = u + at

u = initial speed of train = 0 m/s

v = final speed of the train

a = acceleration of the train

t = time

v = 0 + (0.6 × 4.5)

v = 2.7 m/s

the minimum constant speed at which she can catch the train is 2.7 m/s

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