A particle is moving along a horizontal straight line. The graph of its position function (the distance to the right of a fixed point as a function of time) is shown. (Assum Osts 6.) + 4 6. (a) When is the particle moving toward the right and when is it moving toward the left? (Enter your answers using interval notation.) moving right moving left (b) When does the particle have positive acceleration and when does it have negative acceleration? (Enter your answers using interval notation.) positive acceleration negative acceleration

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A particle is moving along a horizontal straight line. The graph of its position function (the distance to the right of a fixed point as a function of time) is shown. (Assume
0 <t < 6.)
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4
6
(a) When is the particle moving toward the right and when is it moving toward the left? (Enter your answers using interval notation.)
moving right
moving left
(b) When does the particle have positive acceleration and when does it have negative acceleration? (Enter your answers using interval notation.)
positive acceleration
negative acceleration
Transcribed Image Text:A particle is moving along a horizontal straight line. The graph of its position function (the distance to the right of a fixed point as a function of time) is shown. (Assume 0 <t < 6.) SA 2 4 6 (a) When is the particle moving toward the right and when is it moving toward the left? (Enter your answers using interval notation.) moving right moving left (b) When does the particle have positive acceleration and when does it have negative acceleration? (Enter your answers using interval notation.) positive acceleration negative acceleration
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The particle is moving to the right when the velocity is positive, and turns to the left when the velocity have a negative value.

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