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A car accelerates at a rate of 3.0 m/s2. If its original speed is 8.0 m/s, how many seconds will it take the car to reach a

final speed of 23.0 m/s?

User Victor Kmita
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Answer:

5 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration = final velocity - initial velocity all over time taken

so time = change in velocity divided by acceleration

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