Question

How long would it take a drag racer to increase her speed from 10m/s to 20 m/s if her car accelerates at a uniform rate of 15 m/s^2?

Answer 1

t = 0.67 [s]

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we must use the following kinematics equation.

`v_(f) =v_(i) +(a*t)\\where:`

Vf = final velocity = 20[m/s]

Vi = initial velocity = 10 [m/s]

a = aceleration = 15 [m/s^2]

Now replacing in the equation we have:

20 = 10 + (15*t)

t = (20-10)/15

t = 0.67 [s]