The car acceleration takes the form du/dt = 1.2 -0.06u where u is the vehicle speed in meter per seconds. The vehicle is traveling at 14 meter per seconds at the initial time. Find the following: 1. Time at which the car attains a speed of 20 meter per seconds. 2. Acceleration of the vehicle after 5 sec 3. Distance traveled by the vehicle when accelerated to a speed of 20 meter per seconds.

The car acceleration takes the form du/dt = 1.2 -0.06u where u is the vehicle speed in meter per seconds. The vehicle is traveling at 14 meter per seconds at the initial time. Find the following: 1. Time at which the car attains a speed of 20 meter per seconds. 2. Acceleration of the vehicle after 5 sec 3. Distance traveled by the vehicle when accelerated to a speed of 20 meter per seconds.

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9P

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