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प्रश्न
Correct your friend who says that acceleration gives the idea of how fast the position changes.
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उत्तर
There are two possible answers:
Velocity gives an idea of how fast the position changes, or Acceleration gives an idea of how fast the velocity changes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Uniform retardation
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7200 km/h2 into m/s2
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