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What’s the acceleration of a car that goes from 32 m/a to 96 m/s in 8.0 s

User Igor Bykov
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Acceleration (a) is the change in velocity (Δv) over the change in time (Δt), represented by the equation a = Δv/Δt. This is:

a = Δv / Δt

a = (96 m/s - 32 m/s) / (8.0 s)

a = 64 m/s / 8 s

a = 8 m/s²

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