A car sits in anentrance ramp to a freeway, waiting for a break in the traffic. Thedriver sees a small gap between a van and an 18-wheel truck andaccelerates with constant acceleration along the ramp and onto thefreeway. The car starts from rest, moves in a straight line, andhas a speed of 10 m/s (22 mi/h) when it reaches the end of the115 m long ramp.
(a) What is the acceleration of the car?
m/s2
(b) How much time does it take the car to travel the length of theramp?
s
(c) The traffic on the freeway is moving at a constant speed of10 m/s. What distance does the traffictravel while the car is moving the length of the ramp?
m