Apollo 8 Launch Acceleration · PhysicsBowl 2023 #12

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Problem

On December 21, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 8. This was the first manned mission to the moon, and after 68 hours, went into orbit around the moon but never landed on the surface. That was reserved for Apollo 11. During one five-minute portion of the launch, Apollo 8 increased its speed from 7,600 to 10,800 meters per second. What was the acceleration of Apollo 8 during this time period? a. 8.92ms28.92 \frac{m}{s^2} b. 53.3ms253.3 \frac{m}{s^2} c. 64.0ms264.0 \frac{m}{s^2} d. 10.7ms210.7 \frac{m}{s^2} e. 18.7ms218.7 \frac{m}{s^2}

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