Two vehicles start out traveling side by side along a straight road. T owing graph, are given by s = f(t) and s = g (t) , where s is meas onds.

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47. Two vehicles start out traveling side by side along a straight road. Their pos
following graph, are given by s = f(t) and s
= g (t) , where s is measured in f-
seconds.
YA
5-
4-
s = f(t)
3-
s = g(t)
1-
+
+
+
+
+
+
3 -2 -1
-1
1 2
5 X
-5
4
3
4
-
-2+
-3+
-4+
-5+
a. Which vehicle has traveled farther at t
2 seconds?
b. What is the approximate velocity of each vehicle at t = 3 seconds?
c. Which vehicle is traveling faster at t
d. What is true about the positions of the vehicles at t = 4 seconds?
4 seconds?
Transcribed Image Text:47. Two vehicles start out traveling side by side along a straight road. Their pos following graph, are given by s = f(t) and s = g (t) , where s is measured in f- seconds. YA 5- 4- s = f(t) 3- s = g(t) 1- + + + + + + 3 -2 -1 -1 1 2 5 X -5 4 3 4 - -2+ -3+ -4+ -5+ a. Which vehicle has traveled farther at t 2 seconds? b. What is the approximate velocity of each vehicle at t = 3 seconds? c. Which vehicle is traveling faster at t d. What is true about the positions of the vehicles at t = 4 seconds? 4 seconds?
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