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  • Dec 18, 2007, 02:40 PM
    lakeshia
    Final velocity
    A car starts from rest and travels for 6 seconds with a uniform acceleration of -2m/s. What is the final velocity?
  • Dec 18, 2007, 02:41 PM
    Curlyben
    Yep good and what do you think.
    Rather than simply copying your homework show us what you have tried so far.

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/math-s...-b-u-font.html
  • Dec 18, 2007, 06:46 PM
    lakeshia
    AS I worked it out I received -12m/s for the answer
  • Dec 18, 2007, 06:46 PM
    lakeshia
    -12m/s
  • Dec 18, 2007, 06:57 PM
    jiten55
    Formula is v = u + at

    V = final velocity

    u = initial velocity

    a = acceleration

    t = time
  • Dec 18, 2007, 11:12 PM
    itsme_vipsdude
    first of all a car cannot have acceleration of -2m/s^2 as it is starting from rest. So please check question
  • Dec 18, 2007, 11:28 PM
    oneguyinohio
    How could it have a negative acceleration if it is already at rest?
  • Dec 18, 2007, 11:32 PM
    itsme_vipsdude
    Yes dats what I asked
  • Dec 19, 2007, 04:59 AM
    jiten55
    Of course velocity can be negative! Speed cannot be negative but velocity and accelerations can be negative. It depends on which direction you consider positive.

    For example, if forward is positive, backward is negative and negative velocity means car moving backwards!
  • Dec 19, 2007, 09:02 AM
    oneguyinohio
    Semantics I suppose, with unclear nomenclature leading to supposition that negative velocity equates to slowing down as opposed to going backward
  • Dec 19, 2007, 11:45 PM
    itsme_vipsdude
    Yes I know that the velocity and acceleration can be negative but for information of you all, here the body is starting from rest... so pease check it out
  • Dec 23, 2007, 11:45 PM
    mudit
    OK man.. you say that negative velocity means moving back but when the body is moving then the force acting on it is also acting backwards so the car moves in the direction of force... so wt will u say it JITENJI

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