Question
A bumblebee is flying to the right when a breeze causes the bee to slow down with a constant acceleration of 0.50 m/s2 leftward. After 2.0s, the bee's speed is 2.75m/s to the right.
How fast was the bumblebee flying before the breeze?
How fast was the bumblebee flying before the breeze?
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Answer:
3.75 m/s
Explanation:
We can use equation of motion to solve this. Taking right to be positive,
[tex]v = u + at \\ 2.75 = u + ( - 0.50)(2.0) \\ u = 3.75m {s}^{ - 1} [/tex]