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Expert-verifiedA swan on a lake gets airborne by flapping its wings and running on top of the water.
(a) If the swan must reach a velocity of 6.00 m/s to take off and it accelerates from rest at an average rate of 0.350 m/s2, how far will it travel before becoming airborne?
(b) How long does this take?
a) 51.42 m.
b) 17.14 s.
a) The distance traveled by the swan can be calculated using the equation as:
Here V is the final velocity, U is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and d is the distance traveled.
Substituting values in the above expression, we get,
The distance traveled by the bird is 51.42 m.
b) The time it takes for the swan to take-off can be calculated as:
V= U + at
Here V is the final velocity, U is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and t is the time.
Thus, it takes 17.14 s to take the flight.
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