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On seeing red light ahead, a driver takes 0.3 s to apply the brakes. This is called the reaction time of the driver. If he was initially driving at a speed of 36km/hr and application of the brakes causes a deceleration of `4.0m//s^(2)`. Calculate the distance travelled by the car after he sees the red light.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will break it down into two parts: the distance traveled during the driver's reaction time and the distance traveled during the deceleration phase after the brakes are applied. ### Step 1: Calculate the distance traveled during the reaction time (d1) 1. **Identify the initial speed**: The driver is initially driving at a speed of 36 km/hr. 2. **Convert speed to meters per second**: \[ \text{Speed in m/s} = \frac{36 \text{ km/hr} \times 1000 \text{ m/km}}{3600 \text{ s/hr}} = 10 \text{ m/s} ...
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