A roller coaster accelerates from an initial velocity of 5.0 m/s to a final velocity of 80
m/s during a 5 second time interval. At what rate does the roller coaster accelerate?
displacement
Velocity =
time
(n=4)
Acceleration =
final velocity – initial velocity
time
(
15 m/s2
15 m/s
-15 m/s2
17 m/s2