Question

The velocity of a an object in linear motion changes from +25 meters per second to +15 meters per second in 2.0 seconds.

Answer 1

Answer:

$-5.0 m/s^2$

Explanation:

Missing question:

What is the object's acceleration?

Solution:

The acceleration of an object is given by

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

where

v is the final velocity

u is the initial velocity

t is the time taken for the change in velocity

For the object in this problem,

u = +25 m/s

v = +15 m/s

t = 2.0 s

Substituting,

$a=\frac{15-25}{2}=-5.0 m/s^2$

And the acceleration is negative because its direction is opposite to that of the velocity.