Imagine that a car is traveling from your left to your right at a constant velocity. Which two actions could the driver take that may be represented as (a) a velocity vector and an acceleration vector both pointing to the right and then (b) changing so the velocity vector points to the right and the acceleration. vector points to the left? (a) Push down on the accelerator and then (b) push down on the brakes. (a) Push down on the accelerator and then (b) push down again on the accelerator a second time. (a) Push down on the brakes and then (b) push down on the accelerator. (a) Push down on the brakes and then (b) push down on the brakes a second time.

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Imagine that a car is traveling from your left to your right at a constant velocity. Which two actions could the driver take that may be represented as (a) a velocity vector and an acceleration vector both pointing to the right and then (b) changing so the velocity vector points to the right and the acceleration vector points to the left?
Imagine that a car is traveling from your left
to your right at a constant velocity. Which
two actions could the driver take that may be
represented as (a) a velocity vector and an
acceleration vector both pointing to the right
and then (b) changing so the velocity vector
points to the right and the acceleration
vector points to the left?
O(a) Push down on the accelerator and
then (b) push down again on the
accelerator a second time.
O
(a) Push down on the accelerator and
then (b) push down on the brakes.
O
(a) Push down on the brakes and then (b)
push down on the accelerator.
(a) Push down on the brakes and then (b)
push down on the brakes a second time.
Transcribed Image Text:Imagine that a car is traveling from your left to your right at a constant velocity. Which two actions could the driver take that may be represented as (a) a velocity vector and an acceleration vector both pointing to the right and then (b) changing so the velocity vector points to the right and the acceleration vector points to the left? O(a) Push down on the accelerator and then (b) push down again on the accelerator a second time. O (a) Push down on the accelerator and then (b) push down on the brakes. O (a) Push down on the brakes and then (b) push down on the accelerator. (a) Push down on the brakes and then (b) push down on the brakes a second time.
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