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28 April, 11:39

In 1935, a French destroyer, La Terrible, attained of of the fastest speeds for any standard warship. Suppose it took 2.0 minutes at a constant acceleration of 0.19 m/s^2 for the ship to reach its top speed after starting from rest. Calculate the ship's final speed.

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  1. 28 April, 12:06
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    The formula we can use in this problem is:

    v^2 = v0^2 + 2ad

    d = v0t + 0.5at^2

    where v is the final speed, v0 the initial speed = 0, a is the acceleration and d is distance, so:

    v^2 = 2ad

    d = 0.5at^2

    Combining the two equations:

    v^2 = 2a (0.5 at^2)

    v = sqrt [a^2 t^2]

    v = sqrt [ (0.19 m/s^2) ^2 * (120 s) ^2]

    v = 22.8 m/s
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