car travels on a straight, level road. (a) Starting from rest, the car is going 54 ft/s (37 mi/h) at the end of 4.0 s. What is the car's average acceleration in ft/s2? magnitude      13.5 ft/s2     (b) In 3.0 more seconds, the car is going 108 ft/s (74 mi/h). What is the car's average acceleration for this time period? magnitude     18  ft/s2     (c) The car then slows to 81 ft/s (55 mi/h) in 2.0 s. What is the average acceleration for this time period? magnitude       ????? ft/s2

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 car travels on a straight, level road.

(a) Starting from rest, the car is going 54 ft/s (37 mi/h) at the end of 4.0 s. What is the car's average acceleration in ft/s2?
magnitude      13.5 ft/s2
   

(b) In 3.0 more seconds, the car is going 108 ft/s (74 mi/h). What is the car's average acceleration for this time period?
magnitude     18  ft/s2
   

(c) The car then slows to 81 ft/s (55 mi/h) in 2.0 s. What is the average acceleration for this time period?
magnitude       ????? ft/s2
   

(d) What is the overall average acceleration for the total time?
magnitude       ????? ft/s2
 
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