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The Black Panther is driving east on Interstate 76 at a velocity of 30 m/s when he spots an individual he is chasing and increases his velocity to 50 m/s in 5 s. What was his acceleration during this time?

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An acceleration is the rate of change of the velocity compared to the change of time. To find the acceleration, use this following formula.
a =
\cfrac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}
Δ means the rate of change

Input the numbers
a =
\cfrac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}
a =
\cfrac{50-30}{5}
a =
\cfrac{20}{5}
a = 4

The acceleration is 4 m/s²
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