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My thought was that since she was moving 8.7 m/s that it would take her less than a second to move across a distance less than 8.7 meters.

Homework Statement A speed skater moving across frictionless ice at 8.7 m/s hits a 5.6 m -wide patch of rough ice. She slows steadily, then continues on at 6.0 m/s. What is her acceleration on the rough ice? Homework Equations (v1-v0)/t The Attempt at a Solution So I've...