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Acarisstoppedataredlight.Whenthelightturnsgreen,thecarspeedsup to 80 m/s in 5 s. What is the acceleration of the car?

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Answer:

16m/s/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Solving for acceleration you do a=Vf-Vi/a and since the car stopped at a red light the Vi is 0m/s and since the car speeds up to 80m/s the Vf is 80m/s and the time is 5s and the answer would be 16m/s/s

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