Question

1. a slug traveling at 3 mm/h, east decided to race the slug next to him increasing his velocity to 5 mm/h, east in one hour. what was the slugs acceleration? equation: plug numbers into the equation final answer w/ units

Explanation:

Step1: Recall acceleration formula

The formula for acceleration is $a=\frac{v - u}{t}$, where $v$ is final velocity, $u$ is initial velocity and $t$ is time.

Step2: Identify values

Initial velocity $u = 3\ mm/h$, final velocity $v=5\ mm/h$ and time $t = 1\ h$.

Step3: Plug values into formula

$a=\frac{5 - 3}{1}$

Step4: Calculate

$a=\frac{2}{1}=2\ mm/h^{2}$

Answer:

$2\ mm/h^{2}$