**7. A car climbs a 10° hill at point A at 50 mi/hr, goes over the crest, and descends the 15⁰ downward slope at point B at 75 mi/hr. If the time between the car being at point B and at point A is 4 minutes, find the average acceleration of the car (magnitude in mi/hr/min and direction in degrees) over the 4-minute interval. [Hint: Be careful to note that the direction we want is not the direction of the car, but the direction of the average acceleration vector.] A 10° 15⁰ B

**7. A car climbs a 10° hill at point A at 50 mi/hr, goes over the crest, and descends the 15⁰ downward slope at point B at 75 mi/hr. If the time between the car being at point B and at point A is 4 minutes, find the average acceleration of the car (magnitude in mi/hr/min and direction in degrees) over the 4-minute interval. [Hint: Be careful to note that the direction we want is not the direction of the car, but the direction of the average acceleration vector.] A 10° 15⁰ B

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**7. A car climbs a 10° hill at point A at 50 mi/hr, goes over the crest, and descends the 15⁰
downward slope at point B at 75 mi/hr. If the time between the car being at point B and at
point A is 4 minutes, find the average acceleration of the car (magnitude in mi/hr/min and
direction in degrees) over the 4-minute interval. [Hint: Be careful to note that the direction
we want is not the direction of the car, but the direction of the average acceleration vector.]
A
10⁰
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B

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