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A car speeds up from 40 km/h to 55 km/h to overtake a truck. If this requires 15 s, what is the acceleration of the car in m/s/s?what is the distance traveled by the car?

College Physics

10th Edition

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

Section: Chapter Questions

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