Cheetahs can accelerate to a speed of 21.8 m/s21.8 m/s in 2.55 s2.55 s and can continue to accelerate to reach a top speed of 28.6 m/s28.6 m/s . Assume the acceleration is constant until the top speed is reached and is zero thereafter. Let the +?+x direction point in the direction the cheetah runs. Express the cheetah's top speed ?topvtop in miles per hour (mi/h)(mi/h) . vtop=63mph Starting from a crouched position, how much time ?acceltaccel does it take a cheetah to reach its top speed and what distance ?d does it travel in that time? taccel=3.35 d=47.98 If a cheetah sees a rabbit 123.0 m123.0 m away, how much time ?totalttotal will it take to reach the rabbit, assuming the rabbit does not move and the cheetah starts from rest?

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Cheetahs can accelerate to a speed of 21.8 m/s21.8 m/s in 2.55 s2.55 s and can continue to accelerate to reach a top speed of 28.6 m/s28.6 m/s . Assume the acceleration is constant until the top speed is reached and is zero thereafter. Let the +?+x direction point in the direction the cheetah runs.

Express the cheetah's top speed ?topvtop in miles per hour (mi/h)(mi/h) .

vtop=63mph
 
 
Starting from a crouched position, how much time ?acceltaccel does it take a cheetah to reach its top speed and what distance ?d does it travel in that time?
 
taccel=3.35
d=47.98
 
 
If a cheetah sees a rabbit 123.0 m123.0 m away, how much time ?totalttotal will it take to reach the rabbit, assuming the rabbit does not move and the cheetah starts from rest?
 
The last question is where I am stuck, I don't know if I'm using the wrong formula or what. 
 
 
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