Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.2, Problem 22P
A go-cart roils backward down a driveway. We define forward speed as positive and backward speed as negative. The carts speed change from –2.00m/s to –9.00 m/s in 2.00 s. What is its acceleration?
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