A skateboard starts from rest

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion

Problem

A skateboard starts from rest. It experiences a constant acceleration of 1.5 m/s² for 2.0 s and then moves with zero acceleration for the next 3.0 s. Determine the skateboard’s velocity at t = 5.0 s.

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