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An airplane decelerates uniformly from 140 m/s to 70 m/s and travels 1700 m while doing so. What s the time interval for the deceleration?

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  • donpat
    Lv 7
    6 years ago
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    You have :

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    a = dv/dt = ad ------> dt = dv/ad

    v = ds/dt ---------------> dt = ds/v

    dt = dv / ad = ds/v

    v dv = ( ad ) ds

    [ 1/2] [ ( v70 )^2 - v140 )^2 ] = [ ad ] [ Delta s ]

    dv = ( ad ) dt

    v70 - v140 = ( ad ) ( td )

    ad = [ ( 70 m/s )^2 - ( 140 m/s )^2 ] / [ ( 2 ) ( 1700 m ) ]

    ad = - 5.765 m/s^2

    v70 = v140 - ( ad ) ( td )

    td = ( v70 - v140 ) / ( ad )

    td = ( 70 m/s - 140 m/s ) / ( - 5.765 m/s^2 )

    td = 12.14 s <------------

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