Packages enter the 15.9-ft chute at A with a speed of 4.5 ft/sec and have a 0.26g acceleration from A to B. If the packages come to rest at C, calculate the constant acceleration a (positive if it speeds up, negative if it slows down) of the packages from B to C. Also find the time required for the packages to go from A to C. 15.9' B 12.8' C

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Packages enter the 15.9-ft chute at A with a speed of 4.5 ft/sec and have a 0.26g acceleration from A to B. If the packages come to rest
at C, calculate the constant acceleration a (positive if it speeds up, negative if it slows down) of the packages from B to C. Also find the
time required for the packages to go from A to C.
15.9'
Answers:
From B to C,
a =
From A to C, t =
B
12.8'-
ft/sec²
sec
Transcribed Image Text:Packages enter the 15.9-ft chute at A with a speed of 4.5 ft/sec and have a 0.26g acceleration from A to B. If the packages come to rest at C, calculate the constant acceleration a (positive if it speeds up, negative if it slows down) of the packages from B to C. Also find the time required for the packages to go from A to C. 15.9' Answers: From B to C, a = From A to C, t = B 12.8'- ft/sec² sec
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