A 0.3 g mosquito is flying toward a girl with a speed of 4.5 mph. Just before landing on the girl, the fly is swatted straight b
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Answer:
The acceleration is a = 2.75 [m/s^2]
Explanation:
In order to solve this problem we must use kinematics equations.
where:
Vf = final velocity = 13 [m/s]
Vi = initial velocity = 2 [m/s]
a = acceleration [m/s^2]
t = time = 4 [s]
Now replacing:
13 = 2 + (4*a)
(13 - 2) = 4*a
a = 2.75 [m/s^2]