Supertanker Problem Solution
Elementary / Math / Ratios and Proportions
A modern supertanker is gigantic: 1200 to 1300 ft long with a 200 ft beam. Fully loaded, it chugs along at about 16.0 knots (8.33 m/s). It can take 1200 s to bring it to a full stop. Calculate both the acceleration (in m/s^2) and the displacement (in meters) of the tanker using this stopping time.