Achild is sledding. he starts at the top of the hill with a velocity of zero, and 3 seconds later he is speeding down the hill at 12 meters per second. what is the child's acceleration?

Magnitude of acceleration = (change of speed) / (time for the change) =

                                             (12 m/s  -  0)   /   (3 sec)  =

                                               12/3  =  4 m/s²

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