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17 April, 21:06

The cheetah is one of the fastest-accelerating animals, because it can go from rest to 19.6 m/s (about 44 mi/h) in 2.9 s. If its mass is 108 kg, determine the average power developed by the cheetah during the acceleration phase of its motion. Express your answer in the following units.

(a) watts (b) horsepower.

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  1. 17 April, 23:03
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    a) P = 14288.4 W

    b) P = 19.16 horsepower

    Explanation:

    Given that

    m = 108 kg

    Initial velocity, u = 0 m/s

    Final velocity, v = 19.6 m/s

    t = 2.9 s

    Lets take acceleration of Cheetah is a m/s²

    We know that

    v = u + a t

    19.6 = 0 + a x 2.9

    a = 6.75 m/s²

    Now force F

    F = m a

    F = 108 x 6.75 N

    F = 729 N

    Now the power P

    P = F. v

    P = 729 x 19.6 W

    P = 14288.4 W

    We know that

    1 W = 0.0013 horsepower

    P = 19.16 horsepower

    P = 14288.4 W
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