Acceleration Problems

What was the magnitude of the acceleration of the car?

• 1.3 m/s²

• 2.0 m/s²

• 1.5 m/s²

• 4.5 m/s²

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An object accelerates uniformly from 3.0 meters per second east to 8.0 meters per second east in 2.0 seconds. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the object?

• 2.5 m/s²

• 5.0 m/s²

• 5.5 m/s²

• 11 m/s²

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A car, initially traveling at 15 meters per second north, accelerates to 25 meters per second north in 4.0 seconds. The magnitude of the average acceleration is...

• 2.5 m/s²

• 6.3 m/s²

• 10. m/s²

• 20. m/s²

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A car with an initial velocity of 16.0 meters per second east slows uniformly to 6.0 meters per second east in 4.0 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car during this 4.0-second interval?

• 2.5 m/s² west

• 2.5 m/s² east

• 4.0 m/s² west

• 4.0 m/s² east

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A runner starts from rest and accelerates uniformly to a speed of 8.0 meters per second in 4.0 seconds. The magnitude of the acceleration of the runner is...

• 0.50 m/s²

• 2.0 m/s²

• 9.8 m/s²

• 32 m/s²

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An airplane originally at rest on a runway accelerates uniformly at 6.0 meters per second squared for 12 seconds. During this 12-second interval, the airplane travels a distance of approximately...

• 72 m

• 220 m

• 430 m

• 860 m

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A boat initially traveling at 10. meters per second accelerates uniformly at the rate of 5.0 meters per second squared for 10. seconds. How far does the boat travel during this time?

• 50. m

• 250 m

• 350 m

• 500 m

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A car travels 20. meters east in 1.0 second. The displacement of the car at the end of this 1.0-second interval is...

• 20. m

• 20.m/s

• 20. m east

• 20. m/s cast

An object with an initial speed of 4.0 meters per second accelerates uniformly at 2.0 meters per second squared in the direction of its motion for a distance of 5.0 meters. What is the final speed of the object?

• 6.0 m/s

• 10. m/s

• 14 m/s

• 36 m/s

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A car initially traveling at a speed of 16 meters per second accelerates uniformly to a speed of 20. meters per second over a distance of 36 meters. What is the magnitude of the car's acceleration?

• 0.11 m/s²

• 2.0 m/s²

• 0.22 m/s²

• 9.0 m/s²

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