A car is traveling at 50 mi/h when the brakes are fully applied, producing a constant deceleration of 26 ft/s2. what is the distance covered before the car comes to a stop? (round your answer to one decimal place.)

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The distance traveled during a period of constant acceleration is given by
[tex]d=\dfrac{(v_{2})^{2}-(v_{1})^{2}}{2a}[/tex]

Your initial speed is 50 mi/h = 73 1/3 ft/s, so the stopping distance can be computed as
[tex]d=\dfrac{0-(73\frac{1}{3})^{2}}{2\cdot(-26)}=\dfrac{5777\frac{7}{9}}{52}\approx 103.4[/tex]

The stopping distance is 103.4 ft.