College Physics: Explore And Apply, Volume 2 (2nd Edition)
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Author: Eugenia Etkina, Gorazd Planinsic, Alan Van Heuvelen, Gorzad Planinsic
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Chapter 2, Problem 43P
Dragster record on the desert In 1977, Kitty O’Nell drove a hydrogen peroxide-powered rocket dragster for a record time interval (3.22 s) and final speed (663 km/h) on a 402-m-long Mojave Desert track. Determine her average acceleration during the race and the acceleration while stopping (it took about 20s to stop). What assumptions did you make?
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