Question

You are running at a speed of 10km/h and hit a patch of mud. Two seconds later you speed is 8km/h. What is your acceleration in units of m/s^2

Answer 1

Answer:

$0.28 m/s^2$

Explanation:

Acceleration is given by

$a=\frac{v-u}{t}$

where

u is the initial velocity

v is the final velocity

t is the time interval

In this problem:

$u = 10 km/h \cdot \frac{1000 m/km}{3600 s/h}=2.78 m/s$ is the initial velocity

$v = 8 km/h \cdot \frac{1000 m/km}{3600 s/h}= 2.22 m/s$ is the final velocity

t = 2 s is the time

Substituting, we find the acceleration:

$a=\frac{2.78-2.22}{2}=0.28 m/s^2$