L=√h? +x?
v0=dL/dt=(dL/dx)(dx/dt)=xv/√h? +x?
So ship speed: v=(√h? +x? )v0/x
The acceleration is obtained by taking the derivative of velocity v versus time t.
a=dv/dt=(dv/dx)(dx/dt)=-(h? v0√h? +x? )/x?