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Help. “What is the particles acceleration at t=3.0 s?”

Help. “What is the particles acceleration at t=3.0 s?”-example-1

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Answer:

-2 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity:

a = Δv / Δt

In other words, it's the slope of the line on a velocity-time graph. The line at t=3 also goes through the points (2, 4) and (4, 0).

a = (4 m/s − 0 m/s) / (2 s − 4 s)

a = -2 m/s²

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