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If a drag racing car accelerated at 69 miles per second in 0.25 s, what is the acceleration of the car

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Answer:

acceleration is : 276 mi/s^2

(276 miles per second squared)

Step-by-step explanation:

We use the formula for acceleration (a) which is the change in velocity divided by the time it took to change it:

a = (vf - vi) / t

where "vf" stands for final velocity, "vi" for initial velocity, and "t" for the time it took for the velocity to change.

In our case:

a = (69 - 0) / 0.25 = 276 mi/s^2

(276 miles per second squared)

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