A steam catapult launches a jet aircraft from the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, giving it a speed of 170 mi/h in 2.70 s. (a) Find the average acceleration of the plane.  m/s2 (b) Assuming the acceleration is constant, find the distance the plane moves.  m

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A steam catapult launches a jet aircraft from the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, giving it a speed of 170 mi/h in 2.70 s.

(a) Find the average acceleration of the plane.
 m/s2

(b) Assuming the acceleration is constant, find the distance the plane moves.
 m
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