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A car is traveling 15m/sec. Ten minutes later it is traveling at 70m/sec. What is its acceleration?

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Answer:

0.0917
ms^(-2)

Step-by-step explanation:

acceleration = (Ending Velocity-Starting velocity)/time taken

=
(70-15)/(10*60)

= 0.0917
ms^(-2)

Here we have to convert the time into seconds ,as it is given in minutes

1 minute= 60 seconds

time taken = 10*60 seconds

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