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    4. Calculate acceleration of an object that comes to stop after traveling for 15 seconds when the initial velocity was 9 m per minutes.
    Calculate acceleration of an object that comes to stop after traveling for 15 seconds when the initial velocity was 9 m per minutes.

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      Acceleration = (final velocity – initial velocity)/time until stop
      a = (0-9)/15 = -0.6 m/s^2
      In cases of negative acceleration/negative speed, this value is called deceleration

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