A Bicyclist Starts Down a Hill with an Initial Speed

question 3

Short Answer

A bicyclist starts down a hill with an initial speed of 2.0 m/s. She moves down the hill with a constant acceleration, arriving at the bottom of the hill with a speed of 8.0 m/s. If the hill is 12 m long, how long did it take the bicyclist to travel down the hill?

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