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A car speeds up from 13 m/s to 23 m/s in 30 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?

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Well, v = u + a×t is the equation.

v: final velocity, which is 23 m/s in this equation.

u: initialo velocity = 13 m/s
a: acceleration = ?
t: time = 30s

Your equation would be...

23 = 13 + a×30
a = (23 - 13) / 30
a = 1 / 3
a = 0.333 m/s
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