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A 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.

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Given data

  • Initial velocity U = 0.
  • Final velocity V = 6.00 m/s .
  • Acceleration of the swan a = 0.350 m/s2.

Distance traveled by the swan

a) The distance traveled by the swan can be calculated using the equation as:

V2-U2=2ad

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,

(6)2-(0)2=2×(0.35)×d36=2×(0.35)×dd=362×(0.35)d=51.42 m

The distance traveled by the bird is 51.42 m.

The time is taken by the swan

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.

6=0+(0.35)×tt=60.35t=17.14 s

Thus, it takes 17.14 s to take the flight.

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