A bird, accelerating from rest at a constant rate, experiences a displacement of 28 m in 11 s. What is its acceleration?

A. 0.21
B. 0.46
C. 0.64
D. 0.78
E. 0.97

acceleration= change in velocity/change in time

and the velocity= change in displacement /change in time

Velocity=28 m/ 11 s= 2.5 m/s
Acceleration=2.5/11= 0.23 m/s^2

Which is close to Letter A, so the answer is letter A...is this correct?

The velocity you calculated is the average velocity. The acceleration is the FINAL velocity divided by the time interval. Use instead X = (1/2) a t^2

28 = (1/2)a t^2 = (1/2)*a*121
a = 28*2/121 = 0.46 m/s^2

0.46?

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Well, well, well, aren't we flying through physics questions today? Let's see if we can solve this feathered riddle, shall we?

If the bird experienced a displacement of 28 meters in 11 seconds, we first need to calculate its velocity. Divide the displacement (28 m) by the time (11 s), and you'll find that the bird has a velocity of 2.545 m/s.

Now, let's flap our wings and find the acceleration! We know that acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the change in time. So, divide the velocity (2.545 m/s) by the time (11 s), and you'll discover that the bird's acceleration is approximately 0.231 m/s².

Now, you may be looking at the options and thinking they don't match up. I feel your pain, my friend. Option A is 0.21, which is close, but it doesn't quite hit the nest. I think a typo may have crept in, because the closest answer to our calculated acceleration is B) 0.46.

It seems the bird had quite the need for speed!

No, the answer is not correct. Let's go through the steps again to find the correct answer.

To find the acceleration of the bird, we need to use the equation for acceleration:

acceleration = change in velocity / change in time

You correctly calculated the velocity:

velocity = change in displacement / change in time

velocity = 28 m / 11 s = 2.5 m/s

Now, let's calculate the acceleration:

acceleration = 2.5 m/s / 11 s ≈ 0.227 m/s²

The correct answer is not listed as one of the options (0.21). However, out of the given options, the closest answer to the calculated acceleration is option B, 0.46.