Answer:
The boat's acceleration is 4 m/s²
Explanation:
This question seeks to test the knowledge of acceleration and how to calculate acceleration when the speed is provided. Hence, the formula for acceleration would be used here.
Acceleration (m/s²) = speed (in m/s) ÷ time (in seconds)
Acceleration = 80 m/s ÷ 20 secs
Acceleration = 4 m/s² or 4 ms⁻²
The boat's acceleration is 4 m/s²
The particle will accelerate 5m/s every second until it reaches a maximum of whatever your graph/diagram goes to, I'm in physical science and this is somewhat similar to what I am doing now but I'm not sure if that was what your looking for.
