Question

A cheetah can go from a state of resting to running at 20 m/s in just 2 seconds. What is the cheetah's average acceleration?


A.


40 m/s²


B.


40 m/s


C.
10 m/s


D.


10 m/s²

Answer 1

@shelbygt520

Answer 2

You can exclude options B and C as they are measured in meters per second, where as acceleration is meters per second squared. Average acceleration is ((initial + final)/2)) so I believe D is the correct choice.

Answer 3

Thank you!