Question

An object at rest starts accelerating.

If it travels 20 meters to end up going 10 m/s.
what was its acceleration?
Variables:
Equation and Solve:

Answer 1

We are given:

initial velocity (u) = 0 m/s

final velocity (v) = 10 m/s

displacement (s) = 20 m

acceleration (a) = a m/s/s

Solving for 'a'

From the third equation of motion:

v² - u² = 2as

replacing the variables

(10)² - (0)² = 2(a)(20)

100 = 40a

a = 100 / 40

a = 2.5 m/s²