A steam catapult launches a jet aircraft from the aircraft carrier John C. Stenn

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A steam catapult launches a jet aircraft from the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, giving it a speed of 190 mi/h in 2.00 s. (a) Find the average acceleration of the plane. Your response is within 10% of the correct value. This may be due to roundoff error, or you could have a mistake in your calculation. Carry out all intermediate results to at least four-digit accuracy to minimize roundoff error. m/s2 (b) Assuming the acceleration is constant, find the distance the plane moves. Your response is within 10% of the correct value. This may be due to roundoff error, or you could have a mistake in your calculation. Carry out all intermediate results to at least four-digit accuracy to minimize roundoff error. m

Explanation / Answer

a) a = 190/3 M/(h*s) *1609.34m/M*(1h/3600s) = 26.07 m/s²

b) d = ½at² = ½*26.07*3² = 117.34 m

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