Physics-ch02/ exercise 31
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers (9th Edition)

Chapter-2

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Question 31





Colonel John P. Stapp, USAF, participated in studying whether a jet pilot could survive emergency ejection. On March 19, 1954, he rode a rocket-propelled sled that moved down a track at a speed of mi/h. He and the sled were safely brought to rest vf = in s (Fig. P2.31). Determine (a) the negative acceleration he experienced and (b) the distance he traveled during this negative acceleration.

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