Question

2. A car acquires a velocity of 32 m/s by accelerating at 4.0 m/s²

for 5.0 s. What was its initial velocity?

Answer 1

v = a t = 4 m/s^2 * 5 s = 20 m/s

It can increase its speed by 20 m/s

Using V = V0 + a t

V0 (initial speed) had to be 12 m/s