A Top Fuel dragster accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 497.52 kph in a time of 4.96 seconds. How long does it take the car to reach 100 m/s?
1 Answer
Aug 22, 2015
Explanation:
Use this equation of motion:
We need to convert the final velocity into
The acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with time which is:
So: