Question

My scooter can go from 0 to 25m/s in only 4.0s . What is the acceleration of the scooter ??

Answer 1

Acceleration = (change in speed) / (time for the change)

Change in speed = (speed at the end) minus (speed at the beginning)

For your scooter . . .

Change in speed = (25 m/s) - (0) = 25 m/s

Time for the change = 4.0 seconds

Acceleration = (25 m/s) / (4.0 s)

Acceleration = (25/4) (m / s·s)

Acceleration = 6.25 m/s²

That's the acceleration the SCOOTER is capable of. The next question is: Are YOU capable of that much acceleration, or do you go tumbling off the back ?

Answer 2

Hello there!

So you're going to use the equation:

v= v0+ at

v= final velocity
v0= initial velocity
a= acceleration
t= time

Plug in your values and solve for a! :)

I hope this helped! :)

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