How many meters per second (m/s) is 60 mph? b) In m/s 2 (sometimes written as m/s/s also, just so you know), what is the supposed acceleration of the sports car? c) Impressed by this claim, Sherry buys one. She hops into her new Mercedes sports car and steps on the gas. She’s an engineer and did the math later on; she discovered that her car’s acceleration is 6.7 m/s2 . i) Is her car’s acceleration faster or slower than the advertisement claims it should be?
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An advertisement for the newest model of a Mercedes sports claims the car can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (mph) in just 3.3 seconds!
a) How many meters per second (m/s) is 60 mph?
b) In m/s 2 (sometimes written as m/s/s also, just so you know), what is the supposed acceleration of the sports car?
c) Impressed by this claim, Sherry buys one. She hops into her new Mercedes sports car and steps on the gas. She’s an engineer and did the math later on; she discovered that her car’s acceleration is 6.7 m/s2 .
i) Is her car’s acceleration faster or slower than the advertisement claims it should be?
ii) In seconds, how long did it actually take for Sherry’s car to reach 60 mph
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