Five seconds later the car is going 80mph. Calculate the acceleration of the car. A term commonly used to mean a decrease in speed. It means acceleration in a direction opposite to the direction of travel.
Deceleration is negative acceleration and has a negative value to indicate direction.
Calculate the acceleration of the object. 4.5 seconds later a top fuel dragster is traveling 300 miles per hour. Calculate the acceleration of the dragster. The christmas tree light turns green and 6 seconds later an alcohol dragster is traveling 250 miles per hour. Calculate the acceleration of the dragster.