The acceleration of the flea as it extends its legs is 1,000 m/s²
The given parameters;
final take off speed of the flea, v = 1 m/s
distance covered by the flea, d = 0.5 mm
The acceleration of the flea is calculated by applying the third kinematic equation;
where;
v is the final velocity of the flea
u is the initial velocity of the flea
a is the acceleration of the flea
The acceleration of the flea is calculated as;
Thus, the acceleration of the flea as it extends its legs is 1,000 m/s²
