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Shelby is at rest and speeds up
to 16 m/s in 4 seconds. What
was Shelby's acceleration?

User Joselo
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so we know that the formula to calculate acceleration is a = the change in velocity / the change in time. therefore, we replace the equation with 16 m/s / 4 seconds which is 4 m/s ^2.
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