How Can I Solve This 2D Kinematics Problem?

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A pebble is accelerated by wind on a horizontal plane with a constant acceleration of (4.60 m/s², 7.00 m/s²) and an initial velocity of (4.4 m/s) at t=0. The problem involves calculating the magnitude and angle of the pebble's velocity after it has been displaced 11.5 m along the x-axis. The user attempted to find the time using the equation xf - xi = Vxit + 1/2 axt² but encountered discrepancies in the final magnitude, obtaining 13.7 m instead of the expected 15.2 m. A potential error in the equation was noted, but it was clarified as a typo. The user remains uncertain about how to proceed with finding the angle of the velocity.
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Homework Statement



A moderate wind accelerates a pebble over a horizontal xy plane with a constant acceleration = (4.60 m/s2) + (7.00 m/s2). At time t = 0, the velocity is (4.4 m/s). What are magnitude and angle of its velocity when it has been displaced by 11.5 m parallel to the x axis?

Homework Equations



rf = (xi + Vxit + 1/2 axt2) i + (yi + Vyit + 1/2 ayt2) j
... I think

The Attempt at a Solution


I missed a day of class due to the flu, and our textbook sucks at explaining. I think the variables should be:
ax = 4.6
ay = 7
vxi = 4.4
vyi = 0
xi = 0
yi = 0
xf = 11.5
So all I need to solve for is time, yes?
I tried to use a 1D equation to find t, since we have the Vi and xf.
I plugged the x values into:
xf - xi = Vxit + 1/2 axt2.
11.5 - 0 = 4.4t - 2.3t2
t2 + 1.91t + (0.91) = 5 + 0.91 (divided by 2.3 and then completed the square)
(t + 0.96)2 = 5.91
t + 0.96 = 2.43
t = 1.47 sec

When I plug in 1.47 as the time though, and then take the magnitude of the rf vector, I get 13.7 m, but my online homework says the answer is 15.2.

I've tried a few other equations, but I just can't seem to get it... and that's just the first half of the problem. I'm not even sure where to start to find the angle. :/
 
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It seems that you changed a sign. it should be 4.4t+2.3t^2 and you wrote -2.3t^2
 
Oh, yes. That was just a typo. when I did the calculation, I did it with 11.5 - 0 = 4.4t + 2.3t2.
 
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