Question

3. A sprinter leaves the starting blocks with an acceleration of 4.5 m/s2. What is the
final velocity of the sprinter after 4 seconds?
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Answer 1

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$\large\boxed{v_{f} = 18 m/s}$

Use the following kinematic equation to solve for the final velocity:

$v_{f} = v_{i} + at$

In this instance, the runner started from rest, so the initial velocity is 0 m/s. We can rewrite the equation as:

$v_{f} = at$

Plug in the given acceleration and time:

$v_{f} = 4.5 * 4 = 18 m/s$