Calculating Constant Acceleration of Stopping Airplane

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Homework Statement


An airplane lands and starts down the runway at a southwest velocity of 59 m/s. What is the magnitude of the constant acceleration that allows it to come to a stop in 1.2 km?


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d= (v,^2 - v.^2)/2a

v,=final velocity
v.= initial velocity
 
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