Question

Kaya is riding her dirt bike eastward on a dirt road. She spots a pothole ahead.

Kaya slows her car from 14.0 m/s to 5.5 m/s in 6.0 s. What is her acceleration?

Answer 1

Kaya's acceleration is 1.41666667.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the acceleration we need to subtract the starting speed to the slowed speed. So 14 - 5.5 = 8.5.

Now we divide 8.5 by the time, 6 seconds.

Our final answer is 1.41666667, or rounded, 1.42.

Answer 2

Answer: The acceleration of Kaya is .

Step-by-step explanation: