What is the acceleration of a baseball when its speed increases from 1 m/sec to 25 m/sec in 1 second?

Answer 1

Given:

Vo = 1 m/s

V = 25 m/s

t = 1 second

Find

a = ?

Solution

V = at +Vo

a = (V-Vo)/t

a = 25-1/1 = 24 m/s^2

Answer 2

a = dv/dt = (25-1)/1 = 24 m/sec²

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