Question

An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.

Answer 1

In a physics equation, given a constant acceleration (a, the change in velocity of an object) and time involved (t), you can figure out the distance (S) traveled by using this formula :



S = 1/2 x acceleration(a) x times(t)^2

So in this case, we can compute the distance by supplying the available data into the equation,...



S = 1/2 x 3.2 m/s2 x (32.8s)^2

S = 1721m