Cheetahs, the fastest of the great cats, can reach 50.0 miles/hour in 2.22 s starting from rest. Assuming that they have constant acceleration throughout that time, find their acceleration in meters per second squared.

Answer :

Answer:

[tex]10.07m/s^2[/tex]

Explanation:

Information we have:

velocities:

initial velocity: [tex]v_{i}=0mph[/tex] (starts from rest)

final velocity: [tex]v_{f}=50mph[/tex]

time:  [tex]t=2.22s[/tex]

Since we need the answer in [tex]m/s^2[/tex], we nees to convert the speed to meters per second:

[tex]v_{f}=\frac{50miles}{1hour}(\frac{1hour}{3,600s} )(\frac{1609.34meters}{1mile} ) \\\\v_{f}=\frac{50*1609.34}{3600} m/s\\\\v_{f}=22.35m/s[/tex]

We find the acceleration with the following formula:

[tex]a=\frac{v_{f}-v_{i}}{t}[/tex]

substituting the known values:

[tex]a=\frac{22.35m/s-0m/s}{2.22s}\\ \\a=10.07m/s^2[/tex]

the acceleration is 10.07[tex]m/s^2[/tex]

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Answer:

The acceleration of the Cheetah is found to be 10.07 m/s²

Explanation:

We have the following data in this question:

Vf = Final Velocity of the Cheetah = 50 miles/hr

Vf = (50 miles/hr)(1 hr/ 3600 s)(1609.34 m/1 mile)

Vf = 22.35 m/s

Vi = Initial Speed of Cheetah = 0 m/s (Since, Cheetah starts from rest)

t = time interval passed = 2.22 s

So, in order to find the acceleration, we simply use the formula for acceleration, that is:

Acceleration = a = (Vf - Vi)/t

a = (22.35 m/s - 0 m/s)/2.22 s

a = 10.07 m/s²

The acceleration of the Cheetah is found to be 10.07 m/s²

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