If you speed up from rest to 12m/s in 3 seconds, what is your acceleration?

a.) 4m

b.) 4m/s/s

c.) 36m

d.) 36m/s

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Frank Sexton

Physics

18 July, 03:28

If you speed up from rest to 12m/s in 3 seconds, what is your acceleration?

a.) 4m

b.) 4m/s/s

c.) 36m

d.) 36m/s

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Elianna Werner · Answer 1

b) 4m/s/s

This is because you divide the speed you reach, by the time it takes to get to that speed:

12m/s : 3s = 4m/s/s

The units come from what you divide, meters per second : seconds this can be written as m/s/s or ms-²

Jaylen Best · Answer 2

The answer id 4 m/s/s this is because 12/3 = 4 and an easy way to get the units is put the two together

Acceleration = m/s (Meters per second)

Time = s (Seconds)

m/s/s = Meters per second / Per second

If you speed up from rest to 12m/s in 3 seconds, what is your acceleration?a.) 4mb.) 4m/s/sc.) 36md.) 36m/s

If you speed up from rest to 12m/s in 3 seconds, what is your acceleration?

a.) 4m

b.) 4m/s/s

c.) 36m

d.) 36m/s