A sudent is running on a straight road to try catching a bus ahead. The student is running at a speed of 5ms-1 and the bus accelerates frm rest. The distance between the student and the front door of the is 10m. Suppose the student keeps running at the same speed and the bus accelerate with a uniform acceleration of 0.8ms-2.
Question:
1)how long does it take for the student to reach the front door of the bus? answer:2.5s
2)At the moment the student reaches the front door of the bus, the driver applies the brake and the bus decelerates at a rate of 1ms-2. Find the distance further travelled by the bus before it stops. answer:1m