A powerful motorcycle can accelerate from rest to 28.8 m/s in only 3.5 s. What is its average acceleration in meters per second squared and assuming the motorcycle accelerates at that constant rate, calculate how far it travels, in meters, during a given time interval?

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A powerful motorcycle can accelerate from rest to 28.8 m/s in only 3.5 s.

What is its average acceleration in meters per second squared and assuming the motorcycle accelerates at that constant rate, calculate how far it travels, in meters, during a given time interval? 

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