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A plane needs to reach a ground speed of 360km/h to be able to take off. The length of the runway is 600m. What is the acceleration of the airplane over the 600 meters?

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Final answer:

The acceleration of the airplane over the 600 meters is 100 m/s^2.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the acceleration of the airplane, we can use the equation:

acceleration = change in velocity / time

The change in velocity is the difference between the final velocity (360 km/h) and the initial velocity (0 km/h), which is 360 km/h - 0 km/h = 360 km/h.

To convert this velocity to meters per second (m/s), we multiply it by 1000/3600 to get 100 m/s.

The time is given as the length of the runway, which is 600m divided by the ground speed of 360 km/h, converted to m/s: (360 km/h * 1000m/3600s = 100 m/s).

Now we can plug these values into the formula:

acceleration = (100 m/s - 0 m/s) / (600 m / 100 m/s)

Simplifying this equation gives us:

acceleration = 100 m/s^2

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