A Certain Test Car Can Go from Rest to 32

question 491

Multiple Choice

A certain test car can go from rest to 32.0 m/s in 3.88 s. The same car can come to a full stop from that speed in 4.14 s. What is the ratio of the magnitude of the starting acceleration to the stopping
Acceleration?

• A) 1.07
• B) 0.937
• C) 1.14
• D) 0.878

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