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OS-UP-3-41 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Average and Instantaneous Acceleration (Problem 41)

Assume an intercontinental ballistic missile goes from rest to a suborbital speed of 6.50 km/s in 60.0 s (the actual speed and time are classified). What is its average acceleration in meters per second squared and in multiples of g (9.80 m/s2)?