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A car increases its speed from 20 km/s to 50 km/ h in 10 seconds what its is acceleration ?​

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Answer:

0.8 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert km/h to m/s:

20 km/h × (1000 m / km) × (1 h / 3600 s) = 5.56 m/s

50 km/h × (1000 m / km) × (1 h / 3600 s) = 13.89 m/s

Acceleration is change in velocity over change in time:

a = Δv / Δt

a = (13.89 m/s − 5.56 m/s) / 10 s

a = 0.83 m/s²

Rounded to one significant figure, the car accelerates at 0.8 m/s².

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