Physics (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 32PCE
A jet makes a landing traveling due east with a speed of 70.6 m/s If the jet comes to rest in 13.0 s, what are the magnitude and direction of its average acceleration?
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