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What is the acceleration of a skydiver who starting from rest reaches a speed of 40m/s in 4s?
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What is the acceleration of a skydiver who starting from rest reaches a speed of 40m/s in 4s?

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The Acceleration is = 10m/s
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Answer: 10 meters/ second squared

Step-by-step explanation:

started from rest means that its initial velocity is 0

acceleration=(v final - v initial) / time

a= (40 - 0)/4

a= 10

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