A snail starts from rest and accelerates at a rate of .500 mm/sec^2. If the snail continues uniform acceleration for 5.0 minutes, how many meters did the snail travel? (there are 60 seconds in one minute and 1000 millimeters in one meter) How many significant figures will you report in your answer?
Physics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Acceleration: 0.500 mm/sec^s or 0.0005 m/s^2
Time = 5 minutes or 360 seconds
Determine how many meters did the snail travel.
Fomula for distance traveled given acceleration and time.
d = ½ at^2
Solution:
Substitute the given values of a and t in the formula for the distance.
d = ½ (0.0005 m/s^2)(360 s)^2
d = ½ (64.8)
d= 32.4 m
Final answer:
The snail traveled 32.4m.