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A particle starting from rest is accelerated at a rate of 5 m/s² along a straight line. This means that the particle's speed increases by 5 m/s every second, not that it maintains a constant speed of 5 m/s. Understanding the definition of acceleration is crucial to grasping this concept. Acceleration indicates the rate of change of velocity over time. Therefore, the particle's speed will continually increase as long as the acceleration is applied.
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Starting from rest, a particle confined to move along a straight line is accelerated at a rate of 5 m/s^2.


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Does this mean that each second the particle's speed increases by 5m/s^2, or does it's speed stay at 5 m/s^2 and travels only 5 meters per second?
 
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