The Lamborghini Diablo sports car can accelerate from 0 kilometers/hour to 99.2 kilometers/hour in 4.0 seconds. What is the acceleration of this car in kilometers/hour^2. (hint: you must convert 4.0 seconds before putting it into the equation.)
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99km/hr / 4sec * 3600sec/hr = 89100 km/hr^2
acceleration = (Change in velocity) / (time in hours)
4sec / (3600sec/hr) = 0.0011111 hour
accel = (99.2km/hr) / (0.0011111 hr)=89286km/hr^2
4sec / (3600sec/hr) = 0.0011111 hour
accel = (99.2km/hr) / (0.0011111 hr)=89286km/hr^2
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