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Thomas Fritsch
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Your equation $$s(t) = 2t^3 - 14t^2 + 20t - 44$$ is not correct to begin with. $s(t)$ is a length (having unit $\text{m}$) and $t$ is a time (having unit $\text{s}$). Hence the equation above is dimensionally inconsistent.

You make it dimensionally consistent by writing $$s(t) = 2\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}^3}\ t^3 - 14\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}^2}\ t^2 + 20\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}}\ t - 44\text{ m}$$

Thomas Fritsch
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