SOLUTION: a jeepney driver drives faster and faster backwards on a straight road from 3 m/s to 12 m/s in a time interval of 25. determine its acceleration?

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Question 762850: a jeepney driver drives faster and faster backwards on a straight road from 3 m/s to 12 m/s in a time interval of 25. determine its acceleration?
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a jeepney driver drives faster and faster backwards on a straight road from 3 m/s to 12 m/s in a time interval of 25. determine its acceleration?
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25 what?
a = (12 - 3)/25
a = 9/25 = 0.36 m/sec/unit
backwards might be -0.36, but that depends on the frame of reference