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    Crash Acceleration: Calculate SUV's Rate of Change in Velocity

    Vf^2 = Vi^2 +2ad
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    Crash Acceleration: Calculate SUV's Rate of Change in Velocity

    almost all of them, i was given a big formula sheet that we are allowed to use in the test.
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    Crash Acceleration: Calculate SUV's Rate of Change in Velocity

    Homework Statement A person drives his SUV into a concrete wall. The car was initially moving East at 12.5m/s and the hood crumples a distance of 1.2m during the crash. What is the acceleration of the car during the crash? (don't forget directions when dealing with acceleration) I don't...
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    Acceleration of a Ball: Understanding the Force of Gravity

    arlight thanks, that clears it up!
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    Acceleration of a Ball: Understanding the Force of Gravity

    Homework Statement You throw a ball straight up with a speed of 14m/s. What is the acceleration of the ball 1.5s after you threw it? Alright, the dilemma I am having is the answer is -9.8m/s^2. It doesn't make sense to me how the acceleration can be that at 1.5s. The -9.8m/s^2 (gravity...