contestada

3. Suppose an object increases its speed from 4.20 m/s to 5.00 m/s over 115 m. How long
does this increase in speed take?

Respuesta :

By definition of average velocity,

[tex]v_{\rm ave} = \dfrac{\Delta x}{\Delta t} = \dfrac{115\,\mathrm m}{\Delta t}[/tex]

If this object is under constant acceleration, then average velocity is also equal to the average of the initial and final velocities:

[tex]v_{\rm ave} = \dfrac{v_f+v_i}2 = \dfrac{5.00\frac{\rm m}{\rm s}+4.20\frac{\rm m}{\rm s}}2 = 4.60\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}[/tex]

Then the time it takes for the object to travel 115 m with this average velocity is

[tex]4.60\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s} = \dfrac{115\,\mathrm m}{\Delta t} \implies \Delta t = \boxed{25\,\mathrm s}[/tex]