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A dragster started from rest and covered the flying 400m in 3.8s. It reached a final speed of 210m per s.Calculate the average acceleration?
Lolo07
Initial speed = zero
Final speed = 210 m/s
Time = 3.8 seconds
Average acceleration = (change in speed) divided by (time for the change)
= 210/3.8
= 55.26 m/s2 (rounded)
Note: The driver was pressed back into his seat pretty good by this acceleration of 5.64 G's !
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