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A ship is launched into the water down a ramp making an angle of 8 degrees with the horizontal. The Coefficient of kinetic friction between the boat and the ramp is Mk = 0.06. What is the acceleration?
Acceleration is the rate of change of an object's velocity with respect to time. In simpler terms, it is how quickly an object's speed or direction changes.
The formula for acceleration is a = (vf - vi) / t, where a is the acceleration, vf is the final velocity, vi is the initial velocity, and t is the time interval.
Velocity is the rate of change of an object's position with respect to time, while acceleration is the rate of change of an object's velocity with respect to time. In other words, velocity tells us how fast an object is moving, while acceleration tells us how quickly the object's velocity is changing.
The units of acceleration depend on the units of velocity and time used. In the SI system, acceleration is measured in meters per second squared (m/s²).
One example of acceleration is a car accelerating from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 6 seconds. Another example is a ball falling towards the ground due to gravity, as its velocity increases as it falls.