A turtle accelerates from a stop at 3m/s/s to the South for 8s. What is the turtle’s final velocity? Show your work and include the correct units.

He's accelerating at 3 m/s² .  That means his speed is increasing by 3 m/s every second.At the end of 8 seconds, his speed is (8 x 3 m/s)  =  24 m/s .He's been moving south for the whole 8 seconds.So at the end of that time, his velocity is                          24 m/s south .

acceleration = (change in speed) / (time for the change)

change in speed = (20-120)= -100 m/s.

1.5 min = 90 sec

acceleration = -100/90 = -1.11 m/s^2.

we don't care about the 150kg or the 2,500 meters. they don't make any difference.

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