A bobsled team accelerates the sled to go to 150 m/s in 3 seconds from rest. (a) What is the

sled's acceleration? (b) What is the distance the bobsled team traveled?

From the equation of Newton's laws of motion

v = u + at where v is final velocity, u is initial velocity and t is time.

150 = 0 + a x 3

a = 50 m / s ²

s = ut + 1/2 at²; s is distance travelled

s = 50 x 3 +.5 x 50 x 3²

= 150 + 225

= 375 m.