10th Edition

ISBN: 9780321902788

Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain

Publisher: PEARSON

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In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.

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Chapter 2, Problem 8P

ǁ Family trip. You and your family take a trip to see your aunt who lives 100 miles away along a straight highway. The first 60 miles of the trip are driven at 55 mi/h but then you get stuck in a standstill traffic jam for 20 minutes. In order to make up time, you then proceed at 75 mi/h for the rest of the trip. What is the magnitude of your average velocity for the whole trip?

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