A car traveling at 36m/s hits a wall and comes to rest in 3s. What is the average deceleration during the impact?
We can use the same formula for average acceleration (or deceleration):
Given:
The initial velocity .
The final velocity (since the car comes to rest).
The time .
Now, calculate the change in velocity:
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