A car travels along a highway with a velocity of 25m/s, east. The car exits the highway and 10.0s later it’s instantaneous velocity is 15m/s , 45 degrees north of east. What is the magnitude of the average acceleration of the car during the ten second interval?

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions
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A car travels along a highway with a velocity of 25m/s, east. The car exits the highway and 10.0s later it’s instantaneous velocity is 15m/s , 45 degrees north of east. What is the magnitude of the average acceleration of the car during the ten second interval?
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