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If you were at a stopped at a red light in your car, and then 5 seconds after the light turned greenyou reached a speed of 45 miles/hour, what was your acceleration?

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Given data

*The given speed is v = 45 miles/hr = 20.11 m/s

*The given time is t = 5 s

The formula for the acceleration is given as


a=(v)/(t)

Substitute the known values in th

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