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The graph represents velocity over time.

A graph with horizontal axis time (seconds) and vertical axis velocity (meters per second). A line runs from 0 seconds 2 meters to 100 seconds 22 meters.

What is the acceleration?

–0.4 m/s2
–0.2 m/s2
0.2 m/s2
0.4 m/s2

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Answer:

Acceleration is 0.2 m/s².

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

Acceleration is 0.2 m/s².

Step-by-step explanation:

From the graph below,

The x axis represents the time and the y axis represents the velocity.

Now, acceleration of an object is given as:

Acceleration,
a=\frac{\textrm{Change in velocity}}{\textrm{Time interval for the change}}

Now, from the below graph,

Change in velocity is,
\Delta v=v_(final)-v_(initial)=22-2=20\textrm{ m/s}

Time interval is,
\Delta t=100-0=100\textrm{ s}

Therefore,
a=(\Delta v)/(\Delta t)=(20)/(100)=0.2\textrm{ }m/s^2.

Acceleration is 0.2 m/s².

The graph represents velocity over time. A graph with horizontal axis time (seconds-example-1
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