driver of a car travelling at 65km/h in an easternly direction, steps on the brakes and stops in 4.0s. while braking, the average acceleration of the car in (m/s^2)   A) 16.3 m/s^2 towards the west B) 4.5 m/s^2 towards the west C) 4.5 m/s^2 towards the east D) 16.3 m/s^2 towards the east

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The driver of a car travelling at 65km/h in an easternly direction, steps on the brakes and stops in 4.0s. while braking, the average acceleration of the car in (m/s^2)

 
A) 16.3 m/s^2 towards the west
B) 4.5 m/s^2 towards the west
C) 4.5 m/s^2 towards the east
D) 16.3 m/s^2 towards the east
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