if a cart started rolling down a hill at 2 m/s, and 5 seconds later it was moving at 12 m/s, what was the carts accelaration

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Jorden Brooks

29 November, 06:37

if a cart started rolling down a hill at 2 m/s, and 5 seconds later it was moving at 12 m/s, what was the carts accelaration

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Violet Noble · Answer 1

2 m/s^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration is the rate at which the speed changes.

a = (new speed - old speed) (time)

a = (12 m/s - 2 m/s) / (5 s)

a = (10 m/s) / (5 s)

a = 2 m/s^2