Question

Tara's car accelerated from 10 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour in 12 seconds.

What is the approximate rate of change in the miles per hour that Tara's car accelerated?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

(end velocity - start velocity)/time elapsed

Answer 4

a=(v-u)/t
u=initial velocity
v=final velocity
t=time
a=acceleration
convert to meters/second 60=26.8224 10=4.4704
a(rate of change in meters/second^2) = (26.8224-4.4704)/12 =1.86266666667 ms^(-2)

Answer 5

or 1500 miles/h^2

Answer 6

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