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Question

Acceleration is equal to the rate of change of _________.

The correct answer is

velocity

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity: \(\vec a=d\vec v/dt\). The rate of change of position or displacement is velocity, while the rate of change of momentum is net force.

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Important Questions from Acceleration

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  2. A particle moves in a circle of radius 30 cm. Its linear speed in given by v = 3t, where t is in second and v in meter/second. Its radial acceleration at t = 5s, will be

  3. A 2.5 kg iron ball has the same diameter as a 1.25 kg aluminium ball. The balls are dropped at the same time from a cliff. Just before they reach the ground, they have same

  4. If an object travels half its total path in the last second of its fall from rest, the height of its fall, is

  5. A car decreases its speed from 40 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 s. Find the acceleration of the car.

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