A race car's velocity increases from 2.0 m/s to 60 m/s over a 4.0-s time interval. What is its average acceleration

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Alanna Beasley

13 November, 02:59

A race car's velocity increases from 2.0 m/s to 60 m/s over a 4.0-s time interval. What is its average acceleration

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Jay English · Answer 1

The size of the acceleration is

(change in speed) / (time for the change).

Change in speed = (60 m/s - 2 m/s) = 58 m/s

Time for the change = 4.0 s

Size of the acceleration = (58 m/s) / (4.0 s) = 14.5 m/s².

We don't know the direction of the velocities, so we can't say anything

about the direction of the acceleration.