1. A sprinter at a track and Field event is entered in a 500 m race. The starting gun goes off, accelerating every step of the way, he runs the distance of 63.50 seconds. What is the acceleration of the sprinter in units of meters per second squared? How fast is he going as he crosses the finish line in units of meters per second?  write the general form of the equation you are going use. list all given values, units, and variables they represent. solve the equation.

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1. A sprinter at a track and Field event is entered in a 500 m race. The starting gun goes off, accelerating every step of the way, he runs the distance of 63.50 seconds. What is the acceleration of the sprinter in units of meters per second squared? How fast is he going as he crosses the finish line in units of meters per second? 

write the general form of the equation you are going use. list all given values, units, and variables they represent. solve the equation. 

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