A spacecraft starts from rest, and makes a journey to a destination 252000 km from its starting point. It does so by accelerating at a constant rate of 6.93 m/s^2 up to the midpoint of the journey, and then decelerates at the same constant rate of 6.93 m/s^2 for the second half of the journey, ending at rest. How long did the entire journey take? 1 2 hr 22 min 2 10 hr 6 min 3 5 hr 3 min 4 3 hr 21 min

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A spacecraft starts from rest, and makes a journey to a
destination 252000 km from its starting point. It does so
by accelerating at a constant rate of 6.93 m/s^2 up to the
midpoint of the journey, and then decelerates at the same
constant rate of 6.93 m/s^2 for the second half of the
journey, ending at rest. How long did the entire journey
take?
1
2 hr 22 min
2
10 hr 6 min
3
5 hr 3 min
4
3 hr 21 min
Transcribed Image Text:A spacecraft starts from rest, and makes a journey to a destination 252000 km from its starting point. It does so by accelerating at a constant rate of 6.93 m/s^2 up to the midpoint of the journey, and then decelerates at the same constant rate of 6.93 m/s^2 for the second half of the journey, ending at rest. How long did the entire journey take? 1 2 hr 22 min 2 10 hr 6 min 3 5 hr 3 min 4 3 hr 21 min
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