Essential University Physics
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ISBN: 9780134988559
Author: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 94P
An object’s acceleration increases quadratically with time; a(t) = bt2, where b = 0.041 m/s4. If the object starts from rest, how far does it travel in 6.3 s?
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