A skydiver jumps out of a plane and immediately begins falling toward the Earth.
Determine his average acceleration in meters per second-squared if he falls 100 m in a time of 6.2 seconds.
Use 2 Sig Figs.
Use a negative sign if needed.

Respuesta :

Answer:

5.2m/s^2

Explanation:

A body that moves with constant acceleration means that it moves in "a uniformly accelerated motion", which means that if the velocity is plotted with respect to time we will find a line and its slope will be the value of the acceleration, it determines how much it changes the speed with respect to time.

When performing a mathematical demonstration, it is found that the equations that define this movement are as follows.

[tex]Vf=Vo+a.t (1)\\{Vf^{2}-Vo^2}/{2.a} =X(2)\\X= VoT+0.5at^{2} (3)\\X=(Vf+Vo)T/2 (4)[/tex]

Where

Vf = final speed

Vo = Initial speed

T = time

A = acceleration

X = displacement

In conclusion to solve any problem related to a body that moves with constant acceleration we use the 4 above equations and use algebra to solve

for this case we can use the ecuation number 3

x=100m

t=6.2s

Vo=0m/s

[tex]X= VoT+0.5at^{2}\\X= 0.5at^{2}\\a=\frac{X}{0.5t^2} \\a=\frac{100}{0.5(6.2)^2}=5.2m/s^2[/tex]