The motomotorboat starting from rest travels in a straight line on a lake.  A.) if the boat aAchieves a speed of 8.0 m/s in 10s, what is the boats average acceleration?  B.) then, in 5.0 more seconds, the boat's speed is 12 m/s. What is the boat's average acceleration for the total time?

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The motomotorboat starting from rest travels in a straight line on a lake. 

A.) if the boat aAchieves a speed of 8.0 m/s in 10s, what is the boats average acceleration? 

B.) then, in 5.0 more seconds, the boat's speed is 12 m/s. What is the boat's average acceleration for the total time? 

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