Question

A car moving westward along a straight, level
road increases its velocity uniformly from +17
m/s to +40 m/s in 10.7 s.
What was the car’s acceleration?
Answer in units of m/s2

Answer 1

Vo = 17 m/s
V = 40 m/s
t = 10.7 s.

a = (V-Vo)/t. Solve for a.

Answer 2

1.81 m/s2