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What was the rate of acceleration of a bicycle if it went from a complete stop to a velocity of 15 meters per second in 5 seconds?



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  3 m/s²

Explanation:

You want the acceleration that takes you from 0 to 15 m/s in 5 s.

Acceleration

Acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the change in time:

  [tex]a=\dfrac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}=\dfrac{(15-0)\text{ m/s}}{5\text{ s}}=\boxed{3\text{ m/s}^2}[/tex]

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