Question

A spaceship is traveling at 24,000 m/sec. At T=5 sec, the rocket trusts are turned on. At T=55 sec, the spaceship reaches a speed of 29,500 m/sec. Whats the spaceships acceleration?

Answer 1

480m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration is the change in velocity of a body with respect to time;

Acceleration = change in velocity/change in time

change in velocity = 29,500 - 24,000

change in velocity= 5,500

Change in time = 55 - 5

change in time = 50secs

Substitute into the formula;

spaceships acceleration = 24000/50

spaceships acceleration = 480 m/s²

Hence the spaceships acceleration is 480m/s²