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Show that the acceleration of a car that can go from rest to 100 km/h in 10 s is 10 km/h·s.
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We know that 1 km = 1000 m and 1 hour = 3600 s. So, 100 km/h = 100 * 1000 m / 3600 s = 27.78 m/s. Show more…
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