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Silvia is driving at the speed limit of 25m/s when she sees an ambulance approaching in her rearview mirror. To move out of its way, she accelerates to 32 m/s in 3 seconds. What was her acceleration.

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a = ∆v/t = (32 - 25) / 3 = 7/3 m/s2

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