Question: A car is sitting at a stop light when the light turns green. The car then accelerates at a rate of 4 m / (

 A car is sitting at a stop light when the light turns green. The car then accelerates at a rate of 4/(2) it reaches a speed of 35/ s at which point it continues driving at that same speed for 10 seconds. It then sees a red light at the next stop light and begins to decelerate at a rate of -3/(2) until it comes to stop at the light. How far in total did the car travel between stop lights? 

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