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What is the acceleration (in units of feet per second squared) of a car that goes from 16 mph to 75 mph in a 10.0 second time period? How far does the car travel during that acceleration in units of feet?
Make a list of all given values, units, and the variables they represent. Write the general form of the equation you are going to use. Solve the equation.
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