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Course: PACE Science (SOE Punjab) > Unit 1

Lesson 6: Velocity-time graphs
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PACE Science (SOE Punjab)
Motion
Velocity-time graphs
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Basic: Calculating average acceleration from graphs

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Problem

A cat chases a mouse until the cat gets tired. A graph of the cat's velocity over time is shown below.
What is the cat's average acceleration from 12 to 24 seconds?
Answer using two decimal places.
  • Your answer should be
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
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