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Mr Adamson is riding his new time trial bike and is traveling at 5 m/s. He then

uniformly accelerates to a velocity of 20 m/s over a 6 second interval. What is his
acceleration during this time?

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Answer:

2.5 m/s^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Acceleration = change in velocity / change in time

a = Δv / Δt = (20-5 m/s) / 6 s = 2.5 m/s^2

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