Acyclist is riding his bike up a mountain trail. when he starts up the trail, he is going 8 m/s. as the trail gets steeper, he slows to 3 m/s in 1 minute. what is the cyclist’s acceleration?

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The cyclist's acceleration is -0.08 m/s².

Explanation:

Given that,

Speed

Speed

Time = 1 sec

We know that,

The formula of acceleration is defined as:

Where, a = acceleration

= final speed

= initial speed

We substitute the value into formula

Hence, The cyclist's acceleration is -0.08 m/s².