A jumbo jet taxiing down the runway receives word that it must return to the gate to pick up an important passenger who was late to his connecting flight. The jet is traveling at 48 m/s when the pilot receives the message. What is the acceleration of the plane if it takes the pilot 6.52 s to bring the plane to a halt? (answer needs to be negative)

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What is the answer

Answer 1

a = ∆v/∆t = (-48 m/s)/(6.52 s) = -7.36 m/s^2