Question: A cheetah can accelerate from rest to 25.0 m/s in 6.22 s. Assuming constant acceleration, (a) How far has the cheetah run in this time?

A cheetah can accelerate from rest to 25.0 m/s in 6.22 s. Assuming constant acceleration,
(a) How far has the cheetah run in this time?
(b) After sprinting for just 3.11 s, is the cheetah's speed 12.5 m/s, greater than 12.5 m/s, or less than 12.5 m/s? Explain.
(c) What is the cheetah's average speed for the first 3.11 s of its sprint? For the second 3.11 s of its sprint?
(d) Calculate the distance covered by the cheetah in the first 3.11 s and the second 3.11 s.

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