Question

A pro golfer was seen taking a nap in a golf cart. While sleeping their foot slipped and that cart began to accelerate accords the golf course up to 9m/s in 3s. What was the carts acceleration?

Answer 1

`3m/s^2`

Explanation:

Acceleration can be defined as the change in an object's velocity over time.

It can be assumed that the napping golfer starts from rest so we have an overall change in velocity of 9 m/s. Since direction is not given, we can also assume the cart is moving in a positive direction. This gives us:

`(9m/s)/(3s) = 3m/s^2`