a plane lands at a speed of 60m/s. it brakes slow at a rate of 5m/s^2. what is the velocity after 10 seconds

Question

working on physics and finding velocity

Answer 1

v(t) = v₀ + at

 

v₀ = 60 m/s

a = -5 m/s²

t = 10 s

 

Plug in the numbers and get v(5) in m/s.  Note that a is negative.