If an object is moving at #5 m/s# and accelerates to #12 m/s# over 8 seconds, what was the object's rate of acceleration?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-11T19:54:30

The acceleration is #vec(a)=7/8 m/s^2#.

To calculate the acceleration we have to use the formula:

#vec(a)=vec(Deltav)/(Deltat)#

The change of velocity can be calculated as:

#vec(Deltav)=12-5=7 m/s#

Now the acceleration is: #vec(a)=7/8 m/s^2#