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    Jun 7, 2012, 08:57 PM
    Physics question regarding distance
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    A car slowed down at a constant rate from 32 meters per second to 3.0 meters per second in 9.0 seconds. Find the distance that the car traveled in 9.0 seconds...
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    Jun 8, 2012, 03:55 AM
    First find the car's acceleration (actually deceleration, since it's a negative number), from accelration = change in velocity divided by time. Then use the equation for distance given initial velocity, acceleration, and time:
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