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A car traveling in a straight line has a velocity of 3.29 m/s at some instant. After 4.99 s, its velocity is 8.29 m/s. What is its average acceleration in this time interval? Answer in units of m/s^2.
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A car traveling in a straight line has a velocity of 3.29 m/s at some instant. After 4.99 s, its velocity is 8.29 m/s.

What is its average acceleration in this time interval?
Answer in units of m/s^2.

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Use the definition of average acceleration:

a = ∆v / ∆t

We have

a = (8.29 m/s - 3.29 m/s) / (4.99 s)

a = 1.002 m/s²

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