Question

The police department is excited to have some new motorcycle units. One officer said that these motorcycles can go from 0 miles per hour to 80 miles per hour in just 6 seconds. The officer is describing the motorcycle's

Answer 1

The officer is describing the change in velocity with respect to the change in time...that's the definition of average acceleration:\[\large a_{avg}=\frac{V_f-V_i}{\Delta t}\]