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- Homework Statement
- A remote controlled toy car starts from rest and begins to accelerate in a straight line. The figure below represents "snapshots" of the car's position at equal 0.5 s time intervals. (Assume the positive direction is to the right. Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)
Using data from t = 0.5 s to t = 1.5 s, what is the car's acceleration at t = 1.0 s?
- Relevant Equations
- I know that change in velocity/change in time is used for average acceleration, but I'm not sure what to use for a specific point.
I did (0.9-0.1)/(1.5-0.5) = 0.8/1 --> 0.8 m/s^2
This doesn't look right to me. Is this actually correct or do I need to solve the problem a different way?
This doesn't look right to me. Is this actually correct or do I need to solve the problem a different way?