A cheetah accelerating uniformly from rest reaches a speed of 29ms−1 in 2.0s and then maintains this speed for 15seconds. (a) Calculate (i) its acceleration (ii) the distance it travels while accelerating
Q. A cheetah accelerating uniformly from rest reaches a speed of 29ms−1 in 2.0s and then maintains this speed for 15seconds. (a) Calculate (i) its acceleration (ii) the distance it travels while accelerating
Find acceleration formula: To find the acceleration, use the formula a=tv−u, where v is the final velocity, u is the initial velocity, and t is the time taken.
Calculate acceleration: Plug in the values: a=2.0s29m/s−0m/s=229m/s2.
Calculate distance while accelerating: Calculate the acceleration: a=14.5m/s2.
Plug in values for distance calculation: Now, calculate the distance traveled while accelerating using the formula s=ut+21at2, where s is the distance, u is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and t is the time.
Calculate distance: Plug in the values: s=0m/s×2.0s+21×14.5m/s2×(2.0s)2.
Calculate distance: Plug in the values: s=0m/s×2.0s+21×14.5m/s2×(2.0s)2. Calculate the distance: s=0+21×14.5×4=29m.
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