A driver traveling north slows down from 30.1 m/s to 0 m/s in 6.5 seconds. What is the magnitude of the driver's acceleration? The standard units for acceleration are "meters per second-squared" or "meters per second per second" and it's written as m/s² or m/s/s. Answer: m/s2

A driver traveling north slows down from 30.1 m/s to 0 m/s in 6.5 seconds. What is the magnitude of the driver's acceleration? The standard units for acceleration are "meters per second-squared" or "meters per second per second" and it's written as m/s² or m/s/s. Answer: m/s2

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A driver traveling north slows down from 30.1 m/s to 0m/s in 6.5 seconds. What is the
magnitude of the driver's acceleration? The standard units for acceleration are "meters
per second-squared" or "meters per second per second" and it's written as m/s² or m/s/s.
Answer:
m/s2

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