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an observer recorded the following data for the motion of a car undergoing constant acceleration from 3.0 seconds to 5.0 seconds. What was the magnitude of the car's acceleration ?

an observer recorded the following data for the motion of a car undergoing constant-example-1
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The acceleration is given as:


a=(v_f-v_0)/(t_f-t_0)

Using the first two rows we have:


a=(6-4)/(4-3)=(2)/(1)=2

Therefore the acceleration is 2 meter per second per second.