A runner has an initial velocity of 4 meters per second. After 20 seconds, the runner's velocity is 6 meters per second. Which is the runner's acceleration?

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A runner has an initial velocity of 4 meters per second. After 20 seconds, the runner's velocity is 6 meters per second. Which is the runner's acceleration?

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6-4)mps/(20sec) = .1 m/sec^2

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0.1 m/s^2 (final velocity-initial velocity) and then divide with the time taken

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