A car starts from rest and travels a distance of 100 m in 10 seconds.The acceleration of the car is A) 1.0 m/s². B) 2.0 m/s². C) 2.5 m/s². D) 3.0 m/s². E) 3.5 m/s².

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The car starts from rest, so initial velocity u = 0. Using the equation of motion s = ut + 0.5at^2, where s = 100 m and t = 10 s, we solve for acceleration a: 100 = 0 + 0.5a(10)^2, which gives a = 2.0 m/s².

A Car Starts from Rest and Travels a Distance of 100