Question

A car traveling at a velocity of 15 m/s due north speeds up uniformly to a velocity 30 m/S in 3 seconds. What is the acceleration?

Answer 1

To calculate the acceleration, we can use the formula:

acceleration (a) = (final velocity (v) - initial velocity (u)) / time (t)

Given: Initial velocity (u) = 15 m/s (due north) Final velocity (v) = 30 m/s (due north) Time (t) = 3 seconds

Plugging in the values into the formula, we get:

a = (30 m/s - 15 m/s) / 3 s

Simplifying the equation:

a = 15 m/s / 3 s

a = 5 m/s²

Therefore, the acceleration of the car is 5 m/s².