Question

You are jogging with a velocity of 2 meters/second to the west, when you feel thirsty and stops to drink water after 5 seconds. First find your velocity the moment you stopped running. Then, find your acceleration during that motion. What are the units for acceleration? What is the direction of acceleration in this motion? Show your work.

Answer 1

The velocity when the runner stopped is v =0 m/s

The acceleration is
`a = 0.4 \ m/s`

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

The initial velocity is
`u = 2 \ m/s`

The time taken is
`t = 5 \ s`

Generally from the question we are told that the person stopped running so the person velocity at that moment is v =0 m/s

Now the acceleration is mathematically represented as

`a = (v - u)/(t)`

=>
`a = (0 - 2)/(5)`

=>
`a = 0.4 \ m/s`