An electric drag racer is much like its piston engine counterpart, but instead it is powered by an electric motor running off of onboard batteries. These vehicles are capable of covering a 1/4 mile straight-line track in 12 s .

A) Determine the acceleration of the drag racer in units of m/s2. (Assume that the acceleration is constant throughout the race.)
B) How does the value you get compare with the acceleration of gravity?
C) Calculate the final speed of the drag racer in mi/h.

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Answer:

5.5879 m/s²

0.56961g

149.9976 mph

Explanation:

t = Time taken

u = Initial velocity = 0

v = Final velocity

s = Displacement = 0.25 miles

a = Acceleration

g = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s²

[tex]s=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2\\\Rightarrow 0.25\times 1609.34=0\times t+\frac{1}{2}\times a\times 12^2\\\Rightarrow a=\dfrac{0.25\times 1609.34\times 2}{12^2}\\\Rightarrow a=5.5879\ m/s^2[/tex]

The acceleration is 5.5879 m/s²

Dividing by g

[tex]\dfrac{a}{g}=\dfrac{5.5879}{9.81}\\\Rightarrow a=0.56961g[/tex]

The acceleration of these cars is 0.56961 times g

[tex]v=u+at\\\Rightarrow v=0+5.5879\times 12\\\Rightarrow v=67.0548\ m/s[/tex]

Converting mph

[tex]67.0548\times \dfrac{3600}{1609.34}=149.9976\ mph[/tex]

The speed is 149.9976 mph

A)The acceleration of the drag will be 5.5879 m/s².

B)The value you get compare with the acceleration of gravity will be 0.56961 g

C)The final speed of the drag racer will be 149.9976 mph.

What is velocity?

The change of displacement with respect to time is defined as speed. Speed is a scalar quantity. It is a time-based component. Its unit is m/sec.

The displacement from the equation of motion is;

[tex]\rm s = ut + \frac{1}{2} at^2 \\\\ 0.25 \times 1609.34 = 0 \times t + \frac{1}{2} \times a \times 12^2 \\\\ a= \frac{0.25 \times 1609.34 \times 3 }{12^2} \\\\ a= 5.5879 \ m/sec^2[/tex]

If the acceleration is divided by the gravitational acceleration;

[tex]\rm \frac{a}{g} = \frac{5.5879}{9.81} \\\\ a= 0.56961 \ g[/tex]

From the Newton's first equation of motion;

[tex]\rm v= u+at \\\\ v=0+5,5879 \times 12 \\\\ v=67,0548 \ m/sec[/tex]

Conversion of the km/h into the miles per hour.

[tex]\rm =67.0548 \times \frac{3600}{1609.34} \\\\ =149.9976 \ mph[/tex]

Hence,the final speed of the tediousness racer will be 149.9976 mph.

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