document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709611>Question 709611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help please, my question is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If I jump in my car and reach a speed of 60KLM/HR in 5 seconds. What is my acceleration?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I originally thought 12 KLM/Hr, but dad says that is wrong. At the start I'm going slow, and then by the 5 second point in time, I'm travelling at 60 KLM/ HR.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #436719 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=436719\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the start your speed is 0 km/hr.  After moving and accelerating for 5 seconds your speed is 60 km/hr.  Acceleration is [change in rate] divided by [change in time].  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here the units are changed first to seconds instead of hours, but your purposes may justify not other time units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(60 km/hour) * (1 hour/60 min) * (1 min/60 sec) = 1/60 km/sec\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the data.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "final rate = 1/60 km/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "initial rate = 0  km/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "final time = 5 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "initial time = at 0 sec\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Acceleration = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F60-0%29%2F%285-0%29=%281%2F60%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F60-0%29%2F%285-0%29=%281%2F60%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%281%2F12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%281%2F12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, in units of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28km%2Fs%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28km%2Fs%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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