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A cyclist accelerates from 0 to 20m/s in 10 seconds. what is her acceleration?

User Groundhog
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initial velocity=0m/s
final velocity=20m/s
time=10s
Find the acceleration by using
(final velocity-initial velocity)/time:
(20-0)/10=2ms^2
Her acceleration is 2ms^2 pointing forward.
User Martin Weitzmann
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