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Rear-End Collision
Activity Information
Learning Goals
*Apply the principles of constant velocity motion *Create and modify computational models to describe/show a given system
Prior Knowledge Required
- 1-Dimensional Kinematics
- The relationship between position, distance, displacement, speed, and velocity
- Position vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time graphs
- Scalar and Vector Quantities
Code Manipulation
- Copying/pasting code
- Creating/using while loops
- Converting mathematical equations into code
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Activity
Handout
Rear-End Collision
You are driving on the freeway and there is a blue car next to you in the left lane. The blue car is driving at a constant velocity. You notice a red car in your rear-view mirror in the left lane a certain distance behind the blue car. The red car appears to be going very fast and the driver is also looking down, likely texting. If the red car dirver continues to text and remains oblivious to the blue car in their lane, how much time does the driver of the blue car have to notice and take evasive cation before they are rear-ended?