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A car increases its velocity from zero to 97 km/h in 8.4 s. What is its acceleration?

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ser-zykov [4K]2 years ago

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Answer:

$a=\frac{v-u}{t}$

$v=$ final velocity =97km/h(change to m/s) =26.9m/s NEVER FORGET TO DO THAT BECAUSE TIME IS GIVEN IN SECONDS

$u=$ initial velocity 0 m/s

$t=$ time 8.4s

$a=\frac{26.9-0}{8.4}$

$a=$ $3.2m/2^{2}$

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