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Lemur [1.5K]
3 years ago
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At a certain time a particle had a speed of 48 m/s in the positive x direction, and 4.5 s later its speed was 92 m/s in the oppo

site direction. What was the average acceleration of the particle during this 4.5 s interval?
Physics
1 answer:
larisa86 [58]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

-31.1 m/s^2

Explanation:

The acceleration of an object is the rate of change of velocity of the object.

Mathematically, it is calculated as:

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

where

u is the initial velocity

v is the final velocity

t is the time taken for the velocity to change from u to v

Acceleration is a vector, so it is important to also take into account the direction of the velocity.

For the particle in this problem, we have:

u = +48 m/s is the initial velocity (positive direction)

v = -92 m/s is the final velocity (negative direction)

t = 4.5 s is the time interval

Therefore, the average acceleration is

a=\frac{v-u}{t}=\frac{-92-(+48)}{4.5}=-31.1 m/s^2

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