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1- a car speeds up to get onto the freeway. it goes from 21 m/s to 39 m/s in 4.1 seconds. How far did it travel??

2- a boulder fell off a cliff and fell for 4.1 seconds. How tall was the cliff?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

1) average velocity is

v = (21 + 39)/2 = 30m m/s

d = vt 30(4.1) = 123 = 120 m

2) d = ½gt²

d = ½(9.8)(4.1²)

d = 82.369 = 82 m

when rounding to the two significant digits of the question numerals.

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