Which one has the greater deceleration

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The discussion revolves around determining which has greater deceleration between a bicycle with an acceleration of 0.5 meters per second squared and a car with 0.83 meters per second squared. The original poster mistakenly suggests the bicycle has greater deceleration, but it is clarified that the bicycle has a smaller acceleration than the car. The correct unit for acceleration is meters per second squared, not meters per second. Participants note that more precise information is needed to answer the question definitively. The conversation concludes with an acknowledgment of the confusion and a request for clarity.
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I'm just wandering. Because I have a debate with my classmate.
Which one has the greater deceleration a bicycle with an acceleration of 0.5 meters per second or a car with 0.83 meters per second.
I think the answer is the bicycle. :)
Please give me your opinion or nearly the real answer. Thank You.
 
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Why do you think it is the bicycle?
And what are the units of acceleration?
 


Base on the findings, the bicycle has the smaller acceleration than the car has. And the question is which has the greater deceleration.
The units are meters per second.

I already stated this in my post above. :3
 
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ynehs said:
Base on the findings, the bicycle has the smaller acceleration than the car has. And the question is which has the greater deceleration.
The units are meters per second.

Meters per second is the unit of velocity, not acceleration. You'll have to state the problem more precisely before we can answer.
 


Aw. I'm very sorry. It's meters per second square rather. :D
 
Insufficient information to even make a guess. Do some measurements and figure it out.
 
Sorry for such irrelevant question, it's just my younger bro want to know which is right, he or his classmate. anyways thank you all for your time. (-_-) I just let him use my account here.
 
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