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Aleks04 [339]
3 years ago
14

An object accelerates to a velocity of 230 m/s over a time of 2.5 s. The acceleration it experienced was 42 m/s2. What was its i

nitial velocity?
Physics
1 answer:
zmey [24]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

230 = x + 105

x= 125

Explanation:

v = v0 + at

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