When a chameleon captures an insect, its tongue can extend 16 cm in 0.10 s.(a) Find the magnitude of the tongue’s acceleration, assumingit to be constant. (b) In the first 0.050 s, does the tongue extend8.0 cm, more than 8.0 cm, or less than 8.0 cm? (c) Find the extension of the tongue in the first 0.050 s.

When a chameleon captures an insect, its tongue can extend 16 cm in 0.10 s.(a) Find the magnitude of the tongue’s acceleration, assumingit to be constant. (b) In the first 0.050 s, does the tongue extend8.0 cm, more than 8.0 cm, or less than 8.0 cm? (c) Find the extension of the tongue in the first 0.050 s.

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