The left ventricle of the heart accelerates blood from rest to a velocity of 23 cm/s. If the displacement of the blood during the acceleration is +2.1 cm, what is its acceleration? How much time does blood take to reach its final velocity?

Lucille Li

Lucille Li

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2023-02-13

The left ventricle of the heart accelerates blood from rest to a velocity of 23 cm/s. If the displacement of the blood during the acceleration is +2.1 cm, what is its acceleration? How much time does blood take to reach its final velocity?

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oipineonz5j

oipineonz5j

Beginner2023-02-14Added 9 answers

Since no path is provided, I'll assume that the acceleration is constant and the motion is one-dimensional. Let's list the variables we are aware of for this issue:
v 0 x = 0
v x = 23 c m s
Δ x = 2.1 c m
Since no specific time is given, we must determine both the acceleration—which I'll assume is the average acceleration—and the amount of time it takes for the blood to reach its final velocity.
To find the acceleration, we'll use the equation
( v x ) 2 = ( v 0 x ) 2 + 2 a x ( Δ x )
And plug in known variables, and solve for a x :
a x = ( v x ) 2 - ( v 0 x ) 2 2 Δ x = ( 23 c m s ) 2 2 ( 2.1 c m )
= 130 c m s 2
The time #t# can now be found using
v x = v 0 x + a x t
Plug in known variables and solve for t:
t = Δ v x a x = 23 c m s 130 c m s 2 = 0.18 s

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