Question

A car starts at 5 m/s and accelerates down the road. At the end of 10s, the car's velocity is 30 m/s. What was the car's acceleration?

Answer 1

The car's acceleration was 2.5 m/s².

Step-by-step explanation:

The car's acceleration can be calculated using the equation:

a = (v - u) / t

Where:

• a is the acceleration
• v is the final velocity
• u is the initial velocity
• t is the time

Substituting the given values:

a = (30 m/s - 5 m/s) / 10s = 25 m/s / 10s = 2.5 m/s²

Therefore, the car's acceleration was 2.5 m/s².