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A truck covers 40.0 m in 7.45 s while uniformly slowing down to a final velocity...

A truck covers 40.0 m in 7.45 s while uniformly slowing down to a final velocity of 2.75 m/s.

(a) Find the truck's original speed.
m/s

(b) Find its acceleration.
m/s²

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