# Velocity Question for a Car Accelerating Down a Road

## Homework Statement:

A car uniformly accelerates along a straight road, goes the distance between two points 240 m apart in 8 s. Its velocity as it passes the first point is 12 m/s. Find the acceleration of the car and its velocity as it passes the second point.

## Relevant Equations:

V=D/S
240/8=30.

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jbriggs444
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Problem Statement: A car uniformly accelerates along a straight road, goes the distance between two points 240 m apart in 8 s. Its velocity as it passes the first point is 12 m/s. Find the acceleration of the car and its velocity as it passes the second point.
Relevant Equations: V=D/S

240/8=30.
You seem to have calculated the car's average velocity. Is its velocity as it passes the first point above or below that average?

You seem to have calculated the car's average velocity. Is its velocity as it passes the first point above or below that average?
I'm sorry I don't understand, its velocity as it passes the first point is 12m/s. I'm not sure how to find out its velocity as it passes the secont point.

jbriggs444
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I'm sorry I don't understand, its velocity as it passes the first point is 12m/s. I'm not sure how to find out its velocity as it passes the secont point.
I repeat:

You seem to have calculated the car's average velocity. Is its velocity as it passes the first point above or below that average?

I repeat:

You seem to have calculated the car's average velocity. Is its velocity as it passes the first point above or below that average?
Below?

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