Question

A baseball accelerates at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the way. How long did it take the baseball to accelerate?

Answer 1

Answer:

3.33s

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Acceleration  = 15m/s²

Initial velocity  = 0m/s

Final velocity  = 50m/s

Unknown:

Time taken for the acceleration  = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we must understand that acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with time.

Mathematically;

           a  = $\frac{v - u}{t}$  

a is the acceleration

v is the final velocity

u is the initial velocity

t is the time taken

     So;

          15  = $\frac{50 - 0}{t}$  

           15t  = 50

              t  = 3.33s