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A car of mass 1200Kilograms moving at 15 m/s the driver applies the brakes for 0.08 seconds and the castles down to 10 meter per second calculate the acceleration of the car

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  • Initial velocity=u=15m/s
  • Final velocity=v=10m/s
  • Time=0.08s


\\ \sf\longmapsto Acceleration=(v-u)/(t)


\\ \sf\longmapsto Acceleration=(10-15)/(0.08)


\\ \sf\longmapsto Acceleration=(-5)/(0.08)


\\ \sf\longmapsto Acceleration=-62.5m/s^2

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