A car leaves a parking space from a standing stop to travel to a fast-food restaurant 950
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A car leaves a parking space from a standing stop to travel to a fast-food restaurant 950 meters away. Along the journey it has to stop after 325mat a stop sign. It has a maximumacceleration of 3.0m/s2 and a maximum deceleration of -10. m/s2. It never exceeds the legal speed limit of 15. m/s. What is the least possible time it can take until the car comes to a full stop in front of the fast-food restaurant?
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