A truck starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 7.21 seconds. for a distance of 230 m. Determine the acceleration of the truck.

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Activity No. 2: Kinematics including Free Fall Motion: Problem Solving

Consider the following verbal description of the motion and perform the corresponding analysis using kinematic equations.

 

  1. A truck starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 7.21 seconds. for a distance of 230 m. Determine the acceleration of the truck.
  2. A kangaroo is capable of jumping to a height of 2.32 m. Determine the takeoff speed of the kangaroo.
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