Question 798541: A ship travels from rest 10kms in 20 minutes. What is the rate of acceleration? What is the final velocity? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A ship travels from rest 10kms in 20 minutes. What is the rate of acceleration? What is the final velocity?
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Assuming it accelerates uniformly,
s = at^2/2
10000 meters = a*1200^2/2
a = 1/72 m/sec/sec
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v = at = (1/72)*1200
v = 50/3 m/sec
