Physics: Principles with Applications
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 2, Problem 23P
A car accelerates from 14 m/s in 6.0 s. What was its acceleration? How far did it travel in this time? Assume constant acceleration.
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