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A car traveling at 37 m/s starts to decelerate steadily. It comes to a complete stop in 6 seconds.what is its acceleration? m/s

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Magnitude of acceleration = (change in speed) / (time for the change)

= (end speed - start speed) / (time for the change)

= (0 - 37 m/s) / (6 sec)

= ( - 37 / 6) (m/s²)

= - 6-1/6 m/s²

= -6.1667 m/s² (rounded)
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