Question

A cyclist is traveling 10 m/s with an acceleration of 6 m/s2. How fast is the cyclist traveling at the end of 20 seconds

Answer 1

Answer:

The cyclist is traveling at 130 m/s

Explanation:

Constant Acceleration Motion

It's a type of motion in which the velocity of an object changes by an equal amount in every equal period of time.

Being a the constant acceleration, vo the initial speed, vf the final speed, and t the time, the following relation applies:

$v_f=v_o+at$

The cyclist initially travels at 10 /s and it's accelerating at a=6m/s^2. We need to know the new speed when t= 20 seconds have passed.

Apply the above equation:

$v_f=10+6\cdot 20$

$v_f=10+120$

$v_f=130\ m/s$

The cyclist is traveling at 130 m/s