A motorcyclist, moving from a state of rest, covers 1 km of path with an acceleration of 0.8 m / s2.
A motorcyclist, moving from a state of rest, covers 1 km of path with an acceleration of 0.8 m / s2. Find the motorcyclist’s acceleration time and speed at the end of this path.
V0 = 0 m / s.
S = 1 km = 1000 m.
a = 0.8 m / s2.
t -?
V -?
With uniformly accelerated motion of the body, the traversed path S is determined by the formula: S = V0 * t + a * t ^ 2/2, where V0 is the initial velocity of the body, t is the time of motion, and a is the acceleration during motion. Since the motorcyclist starts his movement from a state of rest V0 = 0 m / s, the formula will take the form: S = a * t ^ 2/2.
t = √ (2 * S / a).
t = √ (2 * 1000 m / 0.8 m / s2) = 50 s.
We express the final speed of the motorcyclist V from the formula for acceleration: a = (V – V0) / t.
V = V0 + a * t.
V = a * t.
V = 0.8 m / s2 * 50 s = 40 m / s.
Answer: t = 50 s, V = 40 m / s.