Answer:
Explanation:
The constant acceleration of any object, neglecting air resistance and friction, is always -9.8. Proof:
[tex]s(t)=-4.9t^2+13[/tex] which is the position of this feather before it is dropped. The first derivative of position is velocity, so the velocity function for the feather is:
[tex]v(t)=-9.8t[/tex]. We could find the velocity that the feather is experiencing at 3 seconds, but that is not what we are being asked. What we are being asked is the acceleration of the feather at 3 seconds. So we find the acceleration function of the feather:
a(t) = -9.8
It turns out that the time doesn't matter to acceleration due to gravity because feathers and elephants all fall under the same pull.
