A European sports car dealer claims that his car will accelerate at a constant rate from rest to 100 km/hr in 9 s.If so,what is the acceleration? (Hint: First convert speed to m/s. )

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A European sports car dealer claims that his car will accelerate at a constant rate from rest to 100 km/hr in 9 s.If so,what is the acceleration? (Hint: First convert speed to m/s. )
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To find the acceleration, first convert 100 km/hr to m/s: 100 km/hr = 100,000 m/3600 s ≈ 27.78 m/s. Then use the formula for acceleration: a = (final velocity - initial velocity) / time = (27.78 m/s - 0 m/s) / 9 s ≈ 3.09 m/s².

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