Answer:
(d) 52 m/s
Step-by-step explanation:
You want the initial velocity of a car traveling in a straight line that decelerates for 4 seconds at -3 m/s² to a velocity of 40 m/s east.
Under uniform acceleration, the velocity is described by ...
v₁ = v₀ +at
Here, we want v₀ such that v₁ = 40 m/s, a = -3 m/s², t = 4 s.
40 = v₀ -3(4)
52 = v₀ . . . . . . add 12
The initial velocity was 52 m/s east, choice D.