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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 9:12pm.

At a certain time a particle had a speed of 60 m/s in the positive x direction, and 1.7 s later its speed was 59 m/s in the opposite direction. What was the average acceleration of the particle during this 1.7 s interval

Physics - bobpursley, Friday, January 25, 2013 at 9:16pm
avg acceleration=(vf-vi)/t=(-59-60)/1.7

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