9.) The fastest land animal, the cheetah, can accelerate from 0 m/s to 33 m/s in 3 seconds. What is the cheetah's acceleration?

Physics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given: 

Initial Velocity = 0 m/s

Final Velocity = 33 m/s

Time = 3 seconds

Formula for Acceleration = Change in Acceleration ( Final Velocity - Initial Velocity) / Time

Solution:

a = (33-0) / 3

a = 11 m/s^2