A car with an initial velocity of 8 m/s experiences a constant acceleration for 3 sec, after which the velocity is 17 m/s.

a) What was the acceleration?
b) How far did the car travel during that time interval?

What would the equations be for each of these questions?

1 answer

(17 -8)/3 9/3 = 3 m/sec/sec

a) (initial vel - final vel)/time

b) distance = avg vel x time