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May I please get some help?

A unicorn running on a beach at 8 m/s changes speed at a constant rate of 2.7
m/s2 over a period of 2 seconds. What is the unicorn's velocity at the end of this
time?​

User GeoNomad
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Answer:

about 13s

Step-by-step explanation:

User Louis Etienne
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Answer:

13.4 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Write down what you have, so:

V0=8 m/s

a=2.7 m/s^2

t=2 seconds

We are trying to find final velocity, so we will use vf = v0 + at

From there, we plug in the given values.

vf = 8 m/s + (2.7 m/s^2 x 2 seconds)

vf = 13.4 m/s

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