Answer:
Acceleration: [tex]9800 ft/s^2[/tex]
Explanation:
The acceleration of an object is equal to the rate of change of velocity:
[tex]a=\frac{v-u}{t}[/tex]
where
u is the initial velocity
v is the final velocity
t is the time taken for the velocity to change from u to v
For the space probe in this problem, we have:
u = 100 ft/s (initial velocity)
v = 5000 ft/s (final velocity)
t = 0.5 s (time taken)
Therefore, the acceleration is
[tex]a=\frac{5000-100}{0.5}=9800 ft/s^2[/tex]