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  • Understanding Units of Acceleration: A Comprehensive Guide
    Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity over time. Here's how the units break down:

    * Velocity: Measured in units of distance per unit time (e.g., meters per second (m/s), kilometers per hour (km/h), miles per hour (mph)).

    * Time: Measured in units of time (e.g., seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h)).

    Therefore, acceleration is expressed in units of:

    * Distance per unit time, per unit time.

    * This can be written as m/s² (meters per second squared) or km/h² (kilometers per hour squared) or any other combination of distance and time units.

    Example:

    If an object's velocity increases from 0 m/s to 10 m/s in 2 seconds, its acceleration is:

    * (10 m/s - 0 m/s) / 2 s = 5 m/s²

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