An astronaut has left an orbiting space shuttle to test a new personal maneuvering unit. As she moves along a straight line, her partner on board the shuttle measures her velocity every 2.0s starting at time t=1.0s as follows: t 0.8m/s 1.2m/s 1.8m/s 1.0s 3.0s 5.0s Find the average acceleration for each time interval: a) 1s to 3s and b) 3s to 5s

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An astronaut has left an orbiting space shuttle to test a new personal maneuvering unit. As she
moves along a straight line, her partner on board the shuttle measures her velocity every 2.0s starting at
2.
time t=1.0s as follows:
t
1.0s
0.8m/s
1.2m/s
1.8m/s
3.0s
5.0s
Find the average acceleration for each time interval:
a) 1s to 3s
and
b) 3s to 5s
Transcribed Image Text:An astronaut has left an orbiting space shuttle to test a new personal maneuvering unit. As she moves along a straight line, her partner on board the shuttle measures her velocity every 2.0s starting at 2. time t=1.0s as follows: t 1.0s 0.8m/s 1.2m/s 1.8m/s 3.0s 5.0s Find the average acceleration for each time interval: a) 1s to 3s and b) 3s to 5s
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