A subway train starting from rest leaves a station with a constant acceleration. At the end of 5.24 s, it is moving at 13.4144 m/s.
What is the train’s displacement in the first 3.42696 s of motion?
v = at
13.4144 = 5.24a
a = 2.56
s = 1/2 at^2
s = .5 * 2.56 * 3.42696^2
s = 15.032390197
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To find the train's displacement in the first 3.42696 seconds of motion, we can use the equation for displacement with constant acceleration:
displacement = initial velocity * time + (1/2) * acceleration * time^2
We are given the following information:
Initial velocity (u) = 0 m/s (starting from rest)
Time (t) = 3.42696 s
Final velocity (v) = 13.4144 m/s
We need to find the acceleration (a). To find the acceleration, we can use the equation:
acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) / time
Substituting the given values:
acceleration = (13.4144 m/s - 0 m/s) / 5.24 s
acceleration ≈ 2.5586 m/s^2
Now we can find the displacement using the formula:
displacement = initial velocity * time + (1/2) * acceleration * time^2
Substituting the values:
displacement = 0 m/s * 3.42696 s + (1/2) * 2.5586 m/s^2 * (3.42696 s)^2
displacement ≈ 0 + 1/2 * 2.5586 m/s^2 * 11.75 s^2
displacement ≈ 1.2793 m/s^2 * 11.75 s^2
displacement ≈ 15.047 m
Therefore, the train's displacement in the first 3.42696 s of motion is approximately 15.047 meters.