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    Jan 31, 2013, 05:58 AM
    How to calculate average acceleration?
    A car starts from rest and travel 400 m in 16s.
    What is its average acceleration during this time?
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    Jan 31, 2013, 07:08 AM
    Memorize and use the equation:



    where is the initial velocity, is time, and is acceleration. You have the required data to solve for
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