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Average acceleration. Please help!

Average acceleration. Please help!-example-1
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Answer:

8.43 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

Average acceleration is the change in velocity over change in time.

a = Δv/Δt

First, convert km/h to m/s.

45 km/h = 12.5 m/s

500 km/h = 138.9 m/s

Now find the acceleration.

a = (138.9 m/s − 12.5 m/s) / 15.0 s

a = 8.43 m/s²

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