Question

For a standard production car, the highest road-tested acceleration ever reported occurred in 1993, when a Ford RS200 Evolution went from zero to 26.8 m/s (60 mi/h) in 3.323 s. Find the magnitude of the car's acceleration.

Answer 1

a = 8.06 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

The acceleration of this car can be found using the first equation of motion:

`v_f = v_i + at\\\\a = (v_f-v_i)/(t)`

where,

a = acceleration = ?

vf = final speed = 26.8 m/s

vi = initial speed = 0 m/s

t = time = 3.323 s

Therefore,

`a = (26.8\ m/s-0\ m/s)/(3.323\ s)`

a = 8.06 m/s²