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Jill's car has a maximum acceleration of 8.7 miles per hour per second. how many seconds does it take her to acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour

Jill's car has a maximum acceleration of 8.7 miles per hour per second. how many seconds does it take her to acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour
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jill's car has a maximum acceleration of 8.7 miles per hour per second. how many seconds does it take her to acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour

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User Dean Chalk
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t = ?
v1 = 0mph
v2 = 60mph
a = 8.7mph/s


a = (v2 - v1)/(t) \\ t = (v2-v1)/(a) \\ t = (60mph - 0mph)/(8.7mph/s) \\ t = 6.90s

Therefore, it takes 6.90 seconds for Jill to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour.
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