All angles are measured as anti-clockwise rotations from the +x-axis. An object has an initial velocity of 2.93 m/s at 45 degrees. 5.5 seconds later it is moving at 52.15 m/s at an angle of 112 degrees. What acceleration caused this change in velocity? What is the angle from the positive x-axis?

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All angles are measured as anti-clockwise rotations from the +x-axis.
An object has an initial velocity of 2.93 m/s at 45 degrees. 5.5 seconds later it is moving at 52.15 m/s at an angle of 112 degrees. What acceleration caused this change in velocity? What is the angle from the positive x-axis?

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