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10 m/s in 10

3. A car accelerates from 0 m/s to 50 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the acceleration?

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Answer:

5ms⁻²

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Initial velocity of car (at t=0) u=0 m/s

Final velocity of car (after 10 sec) v=50 m/s

Time taken (t)= 10 sec.

acceleration(a)=?

now,

v = u + at

at = v-u

a= (v-u) / t

a= (50-0) / 10

a = (50/10)

a=5 ms⁻²

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