An artillery round accelerates from rest to #500# #ms^-1# in the #2.0# #m# barrel of a ship's gun. What is the acceleration of the round?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-25T10:12:50

Use the equation #v^2=u^2 + 2as#. Rearrange to make #a# the subject: #a=(v^2-u^2)/(2s)=(500^2-0^2)/(2xx2)=62,500# #ms^-2#.