LT3: Analyze and solve the problem below to develop your skills in problem solving.
1. What is the speed of a walking person if the person travels 1000m in 25 seconds.
2. The space shuttle releases a space telescope into orbit around the earth. The telescope goes from 0 m/s to traveling at a speed of 1700 m/s in 25 seconds. What is the acceleration of the satelite?
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Answer:
1. 40 meters per second
or
144 km/h
2. 68 m/s².