Answer: [tex]1.23\ m/s^2[/tex]
Explanation:
Given
At an elevation of [tex]y=34.7\ km[/tex], spacecraft is dropping vertically at a speed of [tex]u=293\ m/s[/tex]
Final velocity of the spacecraft is [tex]v=0[/tex]
using equation of motion i.e. [tex]v^2-u^2=2as[/tex]
Insert the values
[tex]\Rightarrow 0-(293)^2=2\times a\times (34.7\times 10^3)\\\\\Rightarrow a=-\dfrac{293^2}{2\times 34.7\times 10^3}\\\\\Rightarrow a=-1.23\ m/s^2[/tex]
Therefore, magnitude of acceleration is [tex]1.23\ m/s^2[/tex].
