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ǁ BIO Physiological effects of large acceleration. The rocket-driven sled Sonic Wind No. 2, used for investigating the physiological effects of large accelerations, runs on a straight, level track that is 1080 m long. Starting from rest, it can reach a speed of 1610 km/h in 1.80 s. (a) Compute the acceleration in m/s2 and in g’s. (b) What is the distance covered in 1.80 s? (c) A magazine article states that, at the end of a certain run, the speed of the sled decreased from 1020 km/h to zero in 1.40 sand that, during this time, its passenger was subjected to more than 40g. Are these figures consistent?
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