Question

A train accelerates from rest and covers a distance of 600m in 20s. What is the train's speed at the end of 20s? What is the final velocity of the train after 20s?

Answer 1

v = 60 m/s

final velocity after 20 seconds depends on how long it continues to accelerate after 20 seconds. Also we do not know the direction to complete the velocity requirements of a scalar value and direction component.

Step-by-step explanation:

If we assume that the acceleration is constant

d = ½at² = ½(Δv/t)t² = ½Δvt = ½(v - 0)t = ½vt

v = 2d/t

v = 2(600)/20 = 60m/s