On aircraft carriers, catapults are used to accelerate jet aircraft to flight speeds in a short distance. One such catapult takes a 17,900-kg jet from 0 to 66 m/s in 2.6 s. (Assume the catapult acts in the positive horizontal direction. Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer where appropriate.) (a) What is the acceleration of the jet in m/s2?   m/s2 What is the acceleration of the jet in g's?   g (b) How far does the jet travel while it is accelerating?  m (c) How large is the force that the catapult must exert on the jet?  N

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On aircraft carriers, catapults are used to accelerate jet aircraft to flight speeds in a short distance. One such catapult takes a 17,900-kg jet from 0 to 66 m/s in 2.6 s. (Assume the catapult acts in the positive horizontal direction. Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer where appropriate.)

(a) What is the acceleration of the jet in m/s2?
  m/s2

What is the acceleration of the jet in g's?
  g

(b) How far does the jet travel while it is accelerating?
 m

(c) How large is the force that the catapult must exert on the jet?
 N
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