A car is traveling with constant velocity, same speed and direction. It goes over a pebble which adhered to one of its tires. Where is the initial acceleration of the pebble directed as it leaves the surface of the road? O upward and forward, approximately 45° from the horizontal O horizontally backward O upward and backward, approximately 45° from the horizontal O horizontally forward

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A car is traveling with constant velocity, same speed and
direction. It goes over a pebble which adhered to one of its
tires. Where is the initial acceleration of the pebble directed as
it leaves the surface of the road?
O upward and forward, approximately 45° from the horizontal
O horizontally backward
O upward and backward, approximately 45° from the horizontal
O horizontally forward
O vertically upward
Transcribed Image Text:A car is traveling with constant velocity, same speed and direction. It goes over a pebble which adhered to one of its tires. Where is the initial acceleration of the pebble directed as it leaves the surface of the road? O upward and forward, approximately 45° from the horizontal O horizontally backward O upward and backward, approximately 45° from the horizontal O horizontally forward O vertically upward
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