A vehicle moves in a straight line with an acceleration of 6 km/h^2. By how much does the speed change each second? Answer in units of km/h.
1 Answer
Nov 19, 2017
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Explanation:
This problem is essentially asking you to convert the given acceeration with units of
Acceleration is the rate change of speed per unit of time. We want the speed to be in units of
#"6 km"/cancel("h"^2)^color(blue)"h" * ("1" cancel"h")/"3600 s" = "1 km"/ ("600 h" * "s") = "1 km/h"/ ("600 s") ~~ "0.002 km/h"/"s"#
Thus, for each increase in one second, the speed increases by about