Describe how you could calculate the acceleration of an automobile. Specify the measuring instruments (they could be part of the car) and the procedures that you would use as well as any equations that you might find helpful.

Describe how you could calculate the acceleration of an automobile. Specify the measuring instruments (they could be part of the car) and the procedures that you would use as well as any equations that you might find helpful.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 58P

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