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A vehicle moving at a speed v needs to be decelerated at a constant rate to make it stop after a certain time. What is the distance travelled before the vehicle completely stops?

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$L e t t h e c o n s \tan t d e c e l e r a t i o n p r o d u c e d i s a . U \sin g t h e f o r m u l a v^{2} - u^{2} = 2 a x 0^{2} - u^{2} = 2 \times \times (- a) \times x x = \frac{v^{2}}{2 a} R e g a r d s$

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