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If a bike rider slows from 7.0m/s to 2.0m/s in 4.90s, what is the bike riders acceleration?

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Answer:

-1.02 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration is change in velocity over time.

a = Δv / Δt

a = (2.0 m/s − 7.0 m/s) / (4.90 s)

a = -1.02 m/s²

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