Car A accelerates uniformly from rest to in

PHYSICS · Single correct · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

Car A accelerates uniformly from rest to 20 m/s20\,\text{m/s} in 4 s4\,\text{s}. Car B accelerates uniformly from 5 m/s5\,\text{m/s} to 25 m/s25\,\text{m/s} in 10 s10\,\text{s}. Which statement about their accelerations is correct? (a) Car B has greater acceleration than Car A (b) Both cars have equal acceleration (c) Car A has greater acceleration than Car B (d) Car A accelerates at 2 m/s22\,\text{m/s}^2 and Car B at 5 m/s25\,\text{m/s}^2

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