The acceleration of a particle, a in meters per second squared, inversely proportional to the square of the time since it was fired, t in seconds. The acceleration of a particle 12 seconds after it was fired was 4 m/sec2 Write a formula for a of the form: a = k tP. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate numerical values of k and p to complete the equation above. %3D The answer in each blank should be a number. If rounding is

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The acceleration of a particle, a in meters per second squared, is
inversely proportional to the square of the time since it was fired, t
in seconds.
The acceleration of a particle 12 seconds after it was fired was 4
m/sec
Write a formula for a of the form: a = k tP.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate numerical values of k and p to
complete the equation above.
k%3D
The answer in each blank should be a number. If rounding is
necessary, use 3 decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:The acceleration of a particle, a in meters per second squared, is inversely proportional to the square of the time since it was fired, t in seconds. The acceleration of a particle 12 seconds after it was fired was 4 m/sec Write a formula for a of the form: a = k tP. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate numerical values of k and p to complete the equation above. k%3D The answer in each blank should be a number. If rounding is necessary, use 3 decimal places.
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