A child sleds down a snow-covered hill for 5.5 seconds. If her initial speed is 0.0 m/s and her final speed is 15.5 m/s, what was the acceleration?

Manash Kumar asked Mar 2, 2022

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A child sleds down a snow-covered hill for 5.5 seconds. If her initial speed is 0.0 m/s and

her final speed is 15.5 m/s, what was the acceleration?

Manash Kumar asked Mar 2, 2022

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Answer:

2.82 m/s^2 to the nearest hundredth.

Explanation:

Acceleration = change of velocity / time

= (15.5 - 0)/5.5

= 2.818 m / s^2

Alepeino answered Mar 7, 2022

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