Q&A: How far does the spacecraft travel until it comes to a momentary halt?

A spacecraft is traveling with a velocity of +3250 m/s. Suddenly the retrorockets are fired, and the spacecraft begins to slow down with an acceleration whose magnitude is 10.0 m/s2. How far does the spacecraft travel until it comes to a momentary halt?


Best answer:

Answer by OzoneGuy
v = (-10.0) * t + 3250
find out when t = 0
Then use
s = ½ * (-10.0) * t^2 + 3250 t
to find "s"

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