In order to solve this question, we will need to use kinematics
Let's see what is given to us:
Distance traveled is 137 meters
Time elapsed is 9.6 seconds
and inital velocity is 0 m/s
Since we are trying to find acceleration, we can use this formula
[tex]\Delta x=v_0t+\frac{1}{2}at^2[/tex]Where Δx is the distance traveled, v0 is the inital velocity, t is time, and a is acceleration
Plugging in what we have, we get
137 = 0(9.6) + 1/2(a)(9.6)^2
Solving for a, we get 2.97 m/s^2
