Moby travels down a halfpipe on his skateboard in five seconds. His speed at the bottom is 10 m/s. What was his acceleration?
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It’s 2 meters per second
The acceleration of Moby is 2 m/s².
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To find Moby's acceleration, we can use the formula for acceleration:
Acceleration (a) = (Final velocity - Initial velocity) / Time
In this case, Moby's initial velocity is the speed at the top of the halfpipe, which is assumed to be zero since he started from rest. Therefore, his initial velocity is 0 m/s.
The final velocity is given as 10 m/s, and the time is 5 seconds.
Plugging in the known values into the formula, we have:
Acceleration (a) = (10 m/s - 0 m/s) / 5 s
Simplifying the equation, we have:
Acceleration (a) = 10 m/s / 5 s
Therefore, Moby's acceleration is 2 m/s².