A delivery van travelling at 30 m/s needs 75 m of straight road to come to rest with its brakes on. Assuming a steady deceleration, what is its size, in m/s²?

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A delivery van travelling at $30\ \text{m/s}$ needs $75\ \text{m}$ of straight road to come to rest with its brakes on. Assuming a steady deceleration, what is its size, in $\text{m/s}^2$ ?

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