If an object, beginning at rest, is moving at a speed of 700 m/s after 2.75 min, its rate of acceleration (in m/s²) is . (Assume that the rate of acceleration is constant.) A) 1.53 × 10⁴ B) 4.24 C) 193 D) 1.16 × 10⁵ E) 255

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The acceleration can be calculated using the formula: acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) / time. Here, initial velocity = 0 m/s, final velocity = 700 m/s, and time = 2.75 min = 165 s. Thus, acceleration = 700 m/s / 165 s = 4.24 m/s².

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