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An airplane must reach a speed of 88 m/s in order to gain enough lift force need to take off and fly through the air. If it takes a plane 19.7 seconds to reach take-off speed, then what is the plane's acceleration (in m/s2). Express your answer to the nearest 2 decimals.

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Answer:

See below

Step-by-step explanation:

vf = vo + at vf = final velocity vo = original velocity

88 = 0 + a (19.7)

a = 88/19.7 = 4.47 m/s^2

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