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A car traveling in a straight line path has a velocity of 10m/s at some instant . After three seconds it's velocity is 6 m/s . What is the acceleration of the car ?

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Chapter2: Motion

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Problem 14E: A car travels on a straight, level road. (a) Starting from rest, the car is going 44 ft/s (30 mi/h)...

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