S roller coaster rapidly picks up speed as it roles down a slope. As it startx down the slope the 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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S roller coaster rapidly picks up speed as it roles down a slope. As it startx down the slope the 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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