Constant acceleration needed for a cheetah to catch prey in 3.2 s

[12345ME]

A cheetah is hunting. Its prey runs for 3.2 s at a constant velocity of +10.0 m/s. Starting from rest, what constant acceleration must the cheetah maintain in order to run the same distance as its prey runs in the same time?

 

[kuruman]

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