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1. Fred is walking at 1.7 m/s, he sees a dollar and runs at 2.5 m/s in 1.5 seconds.

What is his acceleration?

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Answer:

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. Usually, acceleration means the speed is changing, but not always. When an object moves in a circular path at a constant speed, it is still accelerating, because the direction of its velocity is changing.

Step-by-step explanation:

It goes with velocity

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