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irina [24]
3 years ago
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A sailboat is traveling to the right when a gust of wind causes the boat to accelerate leftward at 2.5​​​​m​​/s2 for 4s. After t

he wind stops, the sailboat is traveling to the left with a velocity of 3.0​m/s.Assuming the acceleration from the wind is constant, what was the initial velocity of the sailboat before the gust of wind?Answer using a coordinate system where rightward is positive.
Physics
1 answer:
Ber [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

+7.0 m/s

Explanation:

Let's take rightward as positive direction.

So in this problem we have:

a = -2.5 m/s^2 acceleration due to the wind (negative because it is leftward)

t = 4 s time interval

v = -3.0 m/s is the final velocity (negative because it is leftward)

We can use the following equation:

v = u + at

Where u is the initial velocity

We want to find u, so if we rearrange the equation we find:

u = v - at = (-3.0 m/s) - (-2.5 m/s^2)(4 s)=+7.0 m/s

and the positive sign means the initial direction was rightward.

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