Calculating Drone's Acceleration
Calculating Drone's Acceleration
Define the variables:
Initial velocity (u): 63.2 m/s
Distance traveled (s): 925 m
Time taken (t): 3.74 s
Acceleration (a): unknown (we need to find this)
Use the equation of motion:
We can use the equation of motion for constant acceleration:
s = u * t + 0.5 * a * t^2
where s is the distance, u is the initial velocity, t is the time, and a is the acceleration.
Solve for acceleration (a):
Rearrange the equation to isolate a:
a = 2 * (s - u * t) / t^2
Plug in the known values:
a = 2 * (925 - 63.2 * 3.74) / 3.74^2
a â 17.9 m/s^2
Therefore, the drone's acceleration is approximately 17.9 m/s^2.