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What is the acceleration of a car that travels in a straight line?
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What is the acceleration of a car that travels in a straight line?

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Average and instantaneous (by contrast there is also centripetal for angular motion)

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Acceleration occurs when there is a change in speed or direction. If it travels in a straight line, there is no speed or change in direction as it is constant througout, hence 0 acceleration.

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