Question #133337
A jet plane lands with a speed of 100m/s when it touches the runway and can accelerate uniformly at a maximum rate of -5.0 m/s² as it comes to rest. Can this plane land at an airport where the runway is 800 m long?
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2020-09-16T10:09:40-0400
vf2vi2=2asvf21002=2(5)(800)vf=44.7ms>0msv_f^2-v_i^2=2as\\v_f^2-100^2=2(-5)(800)\\v_f=44.7\frac{m}{s}>0\frac{m}{s}

No. This is too short stopping distance.


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