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# A jet plane is launched from a catapult on an aircraft carrier. In \( 2.0 \) \( \text{s} \) it reaches a speed of \( 42 \) \( \text{m/s} \) at the end of the catapult. Assuming the acceleration is constant, how far did it travel during those \( 2.0 \) \( \text{s} \)?

A jet plane is launched from a catapult on an aircraft carrier. In \( 2.0 \) \( \text{s} \) it reaches a speed of \( 42 \) \( \text{m/s} \) at the end of the catapult. Assuming the acceleration is constant, how far did it travel during those \( 2.0 \) \( \text{s} \)?

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