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A bicyclist is traveling at +25m/s when he begins to decelerate at -4m/s2. How fast is he traveling after 5 seconds

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Answer:

+5m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

When doing the math we figure out that e is going to be slowing down at -4m/s² for 5 seconds. In total he is slowing down -20m/s which we take from the total speed of +25m/s to get his current new speed.

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