A plane comes in for landing at a velocity of 80 meters per second west. As it touches down, it decelerates at a constant rate of 3 meters per second per second. What is the minimum length of runway needed for this plane to come to a complete stop (on the runway) ? A.) 240m. B.) 682m C.) 859m. D.) 1067m

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Nathaniel Long

5 May, 09:28

A plane comes in for landing at a velocity of 80 meters per second west. As it touches down, it decelerates at a constant rate of 3 meters per second per second. What is the minimum length of runway needed for this plane to come to a complete stop (on the runway) ? A.) 240m. B.) 682m C.) 859m. D.) 1067m

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Richmond · Answer 1

C is the answer, you have to add up every single number, so first you would add 80 then add 77 then 74 etc. decrease it by 3 then add it to your total until there is nothing left to add then compare that to the runway sizes.