A ship is traveling at 154 m/s and accelerates at a rate of 1.80 m/s^2 for 1 minute. What will its speed be after that minute? Calculate the answer in both meters per second and kilometers per hour.

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Cara Novak

Physics

29 June, 15:02

A ship is traveling at 154 m/s and accelerates at a rate of 1.80 m/s^2 for 1 minute. What will its speed be after that minute? Calculate the answer in both meters per second and kilometers per hour.

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Amelie · Answer 1

Given:

u (initial velocity) : 154 m/s

accelerates (a) : 1.8 m/s^2

t = 1 min=60 secs

Now we know that

s = ut + 1/2 (at^2)

s = 154 x 60 + (1.8 * 60 * 60) : 2

s = 12,480 m