Ah! There goes a ship!
Classical Mechanics
Level
1
A ship moving at a constant acceleration of 36 km in a fixed direction speeds up from 12 km/h to 18 km/h. Find the distance traveled by the ship during this time.
The answer is 2.5.
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We know that 2as=v^2-u^2
From this s=v^2-u^2 / 2a
=>s=18^2-12^2 / 72
=>s=180/72
=>s=2.5