SOLUTION: a car accelerates from 15.0 to 50.0 mph in 10.0 secs, assume that the acceleration is constant, compute the distance the car travels at this time

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Question 381500: a car accelerates from 15.0 to 50.0 mph in 10.0 secs, assume that the acceleration is constant, compute the distance the car travels at this time
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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(15+50)/2=65/2=32.5 is the average speed for the 10 second period.
32.5(10/3,600)=32.5*.00228=.09 miles.
.09*5,280=476.65 feet.