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A car starts from rest and reaches a speed of 25m/s in 4 seconds. What is the acceleration?

Also, Calculate the distance the object traveled,

Can y’all help me with this one

User Dick Eshelman
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Answer:

a = 6.25 m/s/s

d = 50 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

v1 (initial velocity)= 0 m/s (cz its at rest)

v2 (final velocity)= 25 m/s

t = 4s

a = ?

d = ?

to determine acceleration

a = (v2 - v1)/ t

= (25m/s - 0m/s)/4s

= 6.25 m/s/s

to determine distance traveled

d = 1/2(v1 + v2)t

=1/2(0m/s+25m/s)(4s)

=50 m

User Chops
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Answer:

Answer in explanation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Equation


v = u + at

where v is the final velocity

u is initial velocity

a is acceleration

t is time taken

given u = 0, v = 25, t = 4,


25 = 0 + 4a \\ 4a = 25 \\ a = 6.25 \frac{m}{ {s}^(2) }

Now, using equation


v {}^(2) = {u}^(2) + 2as

where v and u remains the same, a = 6.25 and s is the distance,


(25) {}^(2) = \: {0}^(2) + 2(6.25)s \\ 12.5s = 625 \\ s = (625)/(12.5) \\ s = 50m

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