Acceleration = (change in speed) / (time for the change).
Change in speed = (15 - 30) = -15 km/hr
Time for the change = 4 sec
Acceleration = (-15 km/hr) / (4 sec) = -3.75 km/hr per second .
Is that a lot ? Not much ?
Let's convert it to a unit that we can think about:
(-15 km/hr) x (1,000 m/km) x (1 hr / 3,600 sec) =
(-15 x 1,000) / (3,600) = -(4 and 1/6) m/sec .
So the acceleration of the bus is -(4 and 1/6) m/sec² .
The negative sign means that it slowed down.
(4 and 1/6) m/sec² is about 42% of the acceleration of gravity ...
the acceleration the bus would have if it drove off of a cliff.
When the car or the bus you're riding in slows down at that rate,
you feel 42% of your weight pulling you forward against your
seat belt. That's quite a drastic acceleration !
"Acceleration" is a change in speed, or direction of motion, or both.
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Answer:
C
Explanation:
Acceleration is defined as a change in velocity over time. This means that as long as the forces are not zero, the velocity should be changing. The can be negative (as this is negative acceleration also known as deceleration) or positive (known as acceleration). It doesn't matter if they are decimals or fractions.
