Question

An Olympic-class sprinter starts a race with an acceleration of 5.10 m/s2. What is her speed 2.40 s later?

Answer 1

Answer:

12.24 m/s

Explanation:

Speed: This can be defined as the rate of change of distance with time. The S.I unit of speed is m/s.

Using the formula,

a = v/t................ Equation 1

Where a = acceleration of the sprinter, v = speed of the sprinter, t = time.

making v the subject of the equation,

v = at ................. Equation 2

Given: a = 5.1 m/s², t = 2.4 s.

Substitute into equation 2

v = 5.1(2.4)

v = 12.24 m/s.

Hence, the speed of the sprinter = 12.24 m/s