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A 2590 kg car is racing down the street going 20 m/s, the driver hits the gas to win the race and crosses the finish line going 27 m/s. It took him 3.2 s to accelerate. What was his acceleration?

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Vi=
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Vf =
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t =
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Which equation should be used to solve for a?
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The acceleration is
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What is the Force of the car?
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
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1) x = 75.2 m
2) Vi = 20 m/s
3) Vf = 27 m/s
4) a = 2.19 m/s^2 (exact 2.1875 m/s^2)
5) t = 3.2 s
6) Which equation: Vf = Vi + a t
7) The acceleration is 2.19 m/s^2
8) Force = m a = 2590 kg · 2.1875 m/s^2 = 5666 N (≈5.67 × 10^3 N)