A student is standing still at the front doors of Maple. They start running to catch...

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A student is standing still at the front doors of Maple. Theystart running to catch the bus at

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  1. (a) How far away is the bus stop if they reach the bus stopafter accelerating from standing still until reaching maximum speedand running at that speed for 1 minute? (assume when they reach thebus stop they are at rest.)

  2. (b) Suppose that the student gets to the bus stop and realizesthey forgot their laptop in Maple. The next bus arrives in 2minutes. However, they are extremely tired at this point, and theirmax running speed is now 6 ft/s. Can they run back to maple andreturn to the bus stop in time? (Assume their acceleration remainsthe same)

  3. (c) Alternatively, suppose the student is running from MapleHall to Sieg Hall which is 2000 feet away. Find the time (inseconds) it takes the student to travel this distance. (Assume theyare at rest when they reach Sieg.) Use 7ft/s & 2 ft/s^2.

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