An automobile accelerates uniformly from a speed of 60 km/hr (16.67 m/s) to a speed of 80 km/hr (22.2 m/s) in 5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car and the distance traveled in this 5 sec interval.

The acceleration is and the distance covered is 97.17 m.

Explanation:

Given that,

Initial speed of an automobile, u = 60 km/hr = 16.67 m/s

Final speed of an automobile, v = 80 km/hr = 22.2 m/s

Time, t = 5 s

We need to find the acceleration of the car and the distance traveled in this 5 sec interval.  Let a is the acceleration. Using the definition of acceleration as :

Let d is the distance covered. Using the third equation of motion to find it as follows :

So, the acceleration is and the distance covered is 97.17 m.