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A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s in 2.47 seconds m. Determine the acceleration of the car in m/sec^2 and the distance

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The change of velocity is from 18.5 to 46.1 m/s or 46.1 - 18.5 = 27.6 m/s. The time of change is 2.47 s. So the acceleration is 27.6 m/s / 2.47 s = 11.17 m/s^2. The distance traveled is average velocity times time of travel.

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