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A dog accelerates at 1.50 m/s2 to reach a velocity of 13.5 m/s while covering a distance of 49.3 m. What was his initial velocity?
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Let v be the dog’s initial velocity. Then
(13.5 m/s)^2 – v ^2 = 2 (1.50 m/s^2) (49.3 m)
==> v ^2 = (13.5 m/s)^2 – 2 (1.50 m/s^2) (49.3 m)
==> v = √((13.5 m/s)^2 – 2 (1.50 m/s^2) (49.3 m))
==> v ≈ 5.86 m/s