Just wanted someone to check my work to verify I'm correct... If Chris is 10 meters away from the end zone and starts accelerating at 2 meters / second^2, at what time does he reach the end zone? I think the answer is 5 seconds.

From using d=1/2 at^2, I know Chris runs 4 meters in 2 seconds, but I'm not quite confident on how those steps translate. Could anyone explain how to find the TIME for a concrete distance?

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Just wanted someone to check my work to verify I'm correct... If Chris is 10 meters away from the end zone and starts accelerating at 2 meters / second^2, at what time does he reach the end zone? I think the answer is 5 seconds.

From using d=1/2 at^2, I know Chris runs 4 meters in 2 seconds, but I'm not quite confident on how those steps translate. Could anyone explain how to find the TIME for a concrete distance?

anonymous · Answer

@triciaal you were super helpful yesterday, this is sort of a similar problem. Just wondering if you could check to make sure I got the correct answer!

triciaal · Answer

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