Average acceleration = (change in speed) / (time for the change)
The missile's change in speed is (5,000 - 0) = 5,000 m/s
Average acceleration = (5,000 m/s) / (10 sec)
= 500 m/s² (about 51 Gs)
Inconveniently, this isn't one of the choices on the list. Is there something wrong, either with the choices or with my solution ?
No. Relax. Everything is OK.
500 meters is the same thing as 0.5 kilometer. So my answer can also be written as 0.5 km/s² . That doesn't change anything, and it IS one of the listed choices.
The average acceleration is <em>0.5 km/sec² (d)</em> .
All forms of matter are comprised of atoms. Wind in itself is the movement of particles(air). Wind does not have particles since it is an action and not a form of matter.
Answer:
a=3.53 m/s^2
Explanation:
Vo=0 m/s (because he is not moving at the start)
V1=15 m/s
t= 4.25 s
a = (V1-Vo) / t = 15/4.25 = 3.53 m/s^2
Here's a formula that's simple and useful, and if you're really in
high school physics, I'd be surprised if you haven't see it before.
This one is so simple and useful that I'd suggest memorizing it,
so it's always in your toolbox.
This formula tells how far an object travels in how much time,
when it's accelerating:
Distance = (1/2 acceleration) x (Time²).
D = 1/2 A T²
For your student who dropped an object out of the window,
Distance = 19.6 m
Acceleration = gravity = 9.8 m/s²
D = 1/2 G T²
19.6 = 4.9 T²
Divide each side by 4.9 : 4 = T²
Square root each side: 2 = T
When an object is dropped in Earth gravity,
it takes 2 seconds to fall the first 19.6 meters.
The sun is approximately 27,000 light years away from the center of our galaxy.
