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Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 28E
You’re driving at 70 km/h when you apply constant acceleration to pass another car. Six seconds later, you’re doing 80 km/h. How far did you go in this time?
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