Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780134202709

Author: Richard Wolfson

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 1, Problem 20E

A car is moving at 35.0 mi/h. Express its speed in (a) m/s and (b) ft/s.

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