A roller coastre car rapidly picks up speed as it roles down a slope. As it starts down the slope, its speed is 4 m/s. But 3 seconds later, at the bottom of the slope, its speed is 22 m/s. What is the average acceleration?

A roller coastre car rapidly picks up speed as it roles down a slope. As it starts down the slope, its speed is 4 m/s. But 3 seconds later, at the bottom of the slope, its speed is 22 m/s. What is the average acceleration?

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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