document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196739>Question 1196739</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Show the solutions and answer the given questions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. A boat is moving smoothly through the waters when the captain <BR>\n" );
document.write( "noticed a floating log ahead. If the initial velocity of the boat is 15 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m/s and it takes 5.0 s to slow down to 5 m/s, what was the boat’s <BR>\n" );
document.write( "average acceleration?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. What can you say about the acceleration in number 2? What does <BR>\n" );
document.write( "it mean? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Acceleration (a) is the change in velocity (Δv) over the change in time (Δt), represented by the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation a = Δv/Δt. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where ∆v = V2 - V1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      ∆t = t2 - t1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This allows you to measure how fast velocity changes in meters per second squared (m/s^2). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = (5-15)/5-0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The boat's average acceleration is -2m/s^2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Negative number means the boat is decelerating <BR>\n" );
document.write( "aat 2m/s^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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