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Posted by Becka on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:30am.

A cheetah can go from a state of resting to running at 20 m/s in just 2 seconds. What is the cheetah’s average acceleration?

A.
0.1 m/s2

B.
10 m/s2

C.
0.1 m/s

D.
10 m/s

Science Help fast - Becka, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:36am
Please Please!!!!! Help
Science Help fast - drwls, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:48am
Try dividing the speed change by the time interval. That is the definition of acceleration, after all.
Science Help fast - Dezzy, Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 6:54pm
I had the same question. The answer is: D)10 m/s you just divide 20m/s by 2 and you get 10 m/s

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