Question

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A car is traveling in a race. The car went from the initial velocity of 35 m/s to the final velocity of 65 m/s in 5 seconds.
What is the acceleration?
-13 m/s2
0-6 m/s2
6 m/s2
13 m/s2

Answer 1

Hi there!

`\large\boxed{a = 6 m/s^(2)}`

Use the kinematic equation to solve for acceleration:

`a = (v_(f)-v_(i))/(t)`

Where:

vf = final velocity

vi = initial velocity

t = time

Plug in the given values:

`a = (65-35)/(5)\\\\a = 30 / 5 \\\\=6 m/s^(2)`