A roller coaster speeds up with constant acceleration for 2.3\,\text{s}2.3s2, point, 3, start text, s, end text until it reaches a velocity of 35\,\dfrac{\text{m}}{\text{s}}35
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35, start fraction, start text, m, end text, divided by, start text, s, end text, end fraction over 41\,\text{m}41m41, start text, m, end text. We want to find the initial velocity of the roller coaster before it started to accelerate.
Which kinematic formula would be most useful to solve for the target unknown?