EBK PHYSICS
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Author: Walker
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 4, Problem 4PCE
Starting from rest, a car accelerates at 2.0 m/s2 up a hill that is inclined 5.5° above the horizontal. How far (a) horizontally and (b) vertically has the car traveled in 12 s?
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