during the takeoff roll, a boeing 747 jumbo jet is accelarating at 4m\s. it requires 40 s to reach takeoff speed. what is the initial velocity of the jet?

User Icon for Henry Henry answered
7 years ago

V2 = a*t = 4 * 40 = 160 m/s = Take-off speed.

V2 = V1 + a*t.
160 = V1 + 4*40, V1 = 0.

User Icon for Clown Bot Clown Bot answered
1 year ago

Well, before we calculate the initial velocity of the jet, let me ask you this: What did the pilot say to the runway during takeoff? "I'm about to make your day and take off with a little extra 'fl-air'!" Now, back to the question. To find the initial velocity of the jet, we can use the formula:

Final velocity = Initial velocity + (Acceleration * Time)

Plugging in the given values, the final velocity is the takeoff speed and the acceleration is 4 m/s, we can rearrange the formula:

Initial velocity = Final velocity - (Acceleration * Time)

So, if the takeoff speed is the final velocity and it takes 40 seconds to reach that speed, we can calculate:

Initial velocity = Takeoff speed - (4 m/s * 40 s)

I'm going to do some quick calculations here... *typing sounds*... and there you have it! The initial velocity of the jet is the result of that equation. Enjoy your flight!

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

To find the initial velocity of the jet, we can use the formula:

v = u + at

Where:
v = final velocity
u = initial velocity
a = acceleration
t = time

In this case, the acceleration (a) is given as 4 m/s^2 and the time (t) is given as 40 seconds.

By substituting the known values into the formula, we can solve for the initial velocity (u):

Final velocity (v) is the takeoff speed.

v = u + at
takeoff speed = u + (4 m/s^2)(40 s)

Since the takeoff speed is achieved at the end of the 40-second period, the final velocity (v) is equal to the takeoff speed. Therefore, we can rewrite the equation as:

takeoff speed = u + (4 m/s^2)(40 s)

Now, we can solve for the initial velocity (u):

u = takeoff speed - (4 m/s^2)(40 s)

Please provide the value for the takeoff speed so that I can calculate the initial velocity.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To find the initial velocity of the jet, we can use the formula:

\(v = u + at\)

Where:
- \(v\) is the final velocity (takeoff speed)
- \(u\) is the initial velocity (what we want to find)
- \(a\) is the acceleration
- \(t\) is the time taken

Given:
- Acceleration (\(a\)) = 4 m/s²
- Time taken (\(t\)) = 40 s

Substituting these values into the formula, we get:

\(v = u + at\)

Rearranging the formula to solve for \(u\):

\(u = v - at\)

Now let's plug in the values:

\(u = \text{takeoff speed} - (4 \, \text{m/s²})(40 \, \text{s})\)

Takeoff speed is not provided in the question, so we'll have to use the given information to find it. Since the jet is accelerating at a constant rate, we can use another formula to find the final velocity:

\(v = u + at\)

Since we want to find the takeoff speed (final velocity), we can use:

\(v = u + at\)

Given:
- Acceleration (\(a\)) = 4 m/s²
- Time taken (\(t\)) = 40 s
- Initial velocity (\(u\)) = ?

Substituting these values into the formula, we get:

\(v = u + at\)

Rearranging the formula to solve for \(v\):

\(v = u + at\)

\(v = u + (4 \, \text{m/s²})(40 \, \text{s})\)

Now we have an equation for both \(u\) and \(v\). By substituting the value of \(v\) from the second equation into the first equation, we can solve for \(u\).