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Posted by Britt on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:43pm.

A cheetah is hunting. Its prey runs for 2.56 s at a constant velocity of +10.02 m/s. Starting from rest, what constant acceleration must the cheetah maintain in order to run the same distance as its prey runs in the same time?

Physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:46pm
1/2 a 2.56^2=10.02*2.56

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