A steam catapult launches a jet aircraft (from rest) from the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, giving it a speed of 200 mi/h in 3.00 s.
(a) Find the average acceleration of the plane.

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anonymous · Answer

assuming acceleration is constant, find the distance the plane moves.

anonymous · Answer

average acceleration = velocity/ time

I believe it would be 200/3 = 66.67 mi/h^2 

But I was never good with physics, so I'm not sure.

anonymous · Answer

And isn't distance = rate * time?
d = (200)*3 = 600 miles, since acceleration is constant.