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39. Calculate A baseball player is dashing toward
home plate with a speed of 5.8 m/s when she decides to
hit the dirt. She slides for 1.1 s, just reaching the plate as
she stops (safe, of course).
(a) What is her acceleration? (Assume that her running
direction is the positive direction.)
(b) How far does she slide?