If I am traveling 30 miles per hour, how long does it take for me to come to a complete stop?

Answer 1

Actually: If you are traveling 30 Miles per hour and are not acted upon by an external force you will continue at 30 miles per hour for eternity.


First law
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, and objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless an outside force acts upon them.

Second law
The rate of change of the momentum of a body is directly proportional to the net force acting on it, and the direction of the change in momentum takes place in the direction of the net force.

Third law
To every action (force applied) there is an equal but opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction).

It is important to note that these three laws together with his law of gravitation provide a satisfactory basis for the explanation of motion of everyday macroscopic objects under everyday conditions. However, when applied to extremely high speeds or extremely small objects, Newton's laws break down; this was remedied by Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity for high speeds and by quantum mechanics for small objects.

Yours: Grumpy

Answer 2

Depends on the weight to thrust ratio, but on average about 10 feet or less.

Answer 3

2 or 3 secs. depends on da breaks

Answer 4

You have to have two factors to solve this problem; what is the deceleration or how far do you have to stop. Are you going flat, up or downhill. How can we help you without all the info?

Answer 5

If you hit the trunk of a massive tree you will stop instantly.
Your heart will stop and so will all brain activity.

Answer 6

Too vague of a question to be answered. For instance, what is your weight, how much resistance is there acting on you, how much resistance can you put on yourself to stop moving?

Answer 7

Hit a wall...instantly

Answer 8

Depends on the car and brakes you have on that car..

Answer 9

Depends on what you hit...

Answer 10

depends on your acceleration