An F-18 with a weight of 22500 lbs lands on a carrier with a speed of 120 mph. If the run-out of the arresting cable is 160 ft, what is the plane's acceleration in feet per second squared?

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An F-18 with a weight of 22500 lbs lands on a carrier with a speed of 120 mph.

If the run-out of the arresting cable is 160 ft, what is the plane's acceleration in feet per second squared?

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