stumphead101 said:I don't know any formulas that's why I am on the forum, so i can get help and learn the formulas
stumphead101 said:There is no textbook. I HAVE NO FORMULAS.
stumphead101 said:Homework Statement
In 1865, Jules Verne proposed sending men to the Moon by firing a space capsule from a 220-m-long cannon with final speed of 10.97 km/s. What would have been the unrealistically large acceleration experienced by the space travelers during their launch? (A human can stand an acceleration of 15g for a short time.)
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The Attempt at a Solution
Acceleration is the rate of change of an object's velocity over time. It is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction.
Acceleration can be calculated by dividing the change in velocity by the change in time. The formula for acceleration is a = (vf - vi) / t, where a is acceleration, vf is final velocity, vi is initial velocity, and t is time.
The most commonly used units of acceleration are meters per second squared (m/s^2) and gravity (g). However, other units such as feet per second squared (ft/s^2) and kilometers per hour squared (km/h^2) can also be used.
Acceleration can affect an object's motion in several ways. If an object is accelerating in the same direction as its velocity, it will speed up. If an object is accelerating in the opposite direction of its velocity, it will slow down. And if an object is accelerating at a right angle to its velocity, it will change direction.
Some examples of acceleration in daily life include a car accelerating from a stop, a ball falling due to gravity, and a runner sprinting. Other examples are a roller coaster going down a steep drop and a rocket launching into space.