Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 28SP
A body with initial velocity 8.0 m/s moves along a straight line with constant posi-
tive acceleration and travels 640 m in 40 s. For the 40 s interval, find (a) the average
velocity, (b) the final velocity, and (c) the acceleration.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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