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Homework Statement
A plane accelerates from rest at a constant rate of 5.00 m/s^2 along a runway that is 1800 m long. Assume that the plane reaches the required takeoff velocity at the end of the runway. What is the time t_{TO} needed to take off?
Homework Equations
i think the formula I'm supposed to use is d = vt + 1/2at
The Attempt at a Solution
not exactly sure if this is the correct formula but that's what i thought i have to use. we know that d = 1800m and we know that initial velocity = 0 and a = 5 m/s^2 so then we isolate for t. thus we get t = 1800 / 2.5 = 720. however i think this might be wrong because i don't think its realistic for a plane to take 12 minutes on the run way to take off. any ideas?
Also part of the question was What is the distance d_last traveled by the plane in the last second before taking off?
I tried to use the same formula d = vt + 1/2at and since we figured out time from part a we sub (t - 1) into here and get distance traveled in the last second before taking off. not sure if any of this is right. can someone verify?
Thank you