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A car is traveling up route 8 at 50 mph when he hits the gas and increases his speed

80 mph in 3 seconds. What is his acceleration in this time frame?

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Answer:

10m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

using a=(v-u)/t. where a is acceleration, v is final velocity, u is initial velocity and t is time

v is 80 mph, u is 50 mph, t is 3s, a is ?

a=(80-50)/3

a=30/3

a=10m/

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2.72 g this is the answer if it’s round the two decimal place
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