document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208130>Question 208130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the human response to acceleration. If a rocket-powered sled is acceleration to a speed of 444 m/s in 1.8 seconds, then what is the acceleration and what is the distance which the sled travels? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a = v/t = 444m/s/1.8s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2220/9 m/sec/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 246.666... m/sec^2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = (at^2)/2 = 246.666*1.8^2/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 399.6 meters (distance traveled in 1.8 seconds)<BR>\n" );
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