You ride your bike at a constant speed of 5 m/s for 300 s from your house to the mailbox. What was your acceleration for the trip?
A) 0 m/s^2
B) 5 m/s^2
C) 60 m/s^2
D) 300 s
no change in speed or direction = constant velocity = no acceleration
HOWEVER if you turned and came back, that is a different matter entirely :)
Thank you so much
Well, if you were riding your bike at a constant speed of 5 m/s for the entire trip, then your acceleration would be zero! So, the correct answer is A) 0 m/s^2. No need to pedal that hard to reach the mailbox!
To find your acceleration for the trip, you need to know the change in velocity over time. However, since you rode your bike at a constant speed of 5 m/s, there was no change in velocity. Therefore, your acceleration for the trip is 0 m/s^2.
The correct answer is A) 0 m/s^2.
To determine the acceleration for the trip, we need to calculate the change in velocity over time. However, since the given scenario states that you ride your bike at a constant speed of 5 m/s, it means that your velocity remains constant throughout the entire trip.
Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity over time. In this case, since the velocity is constant, the rate of change of velocity is zero. Therefore, the answer is A) 0 m/s^2.