Approximately 0.1% of the bacteria in anadult human’s intestines are Escherichia coli. These bacteria havebeen observed to move with speeds up to 15 mm>s and maximumaccelerations of 166 mm>s2. Suppose an E. coli bacterium in yourintestines starts at rest and accelerates at 156 mm>s2. How much(a) time and (b) distance are required for the bacterium to reach aspeed of 12 mm>s?

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Approximately 0.1% of the bacteria in an
adult human’s intestines are Escherichia coli. These bacteria have
been observed to move with speeds up to 15 mm>s and maximum
accelerations of 166 mm>s2
. Suppose an E. coli bacterium in your
intestines starts at rest and accelerates at 156 mm>s2
. How much
(a) time and (b) distance are required for the bacterium to reach a
speed of 12 mm>s?

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