Essential University Physics
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Author: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 98PP
A wildlife biologist is studying the hunting patterns of tigers. She anesthetizes a tiger and attaches a GPS collar to track its movements. The collar transmits data on the tiger’s position and velocity. Figure 2.16 shows the tiger’s velocity as a function of time as it moves on a one-dimensional path
FIGURE 2.16 The tiger’s velocity (Passage Problems 92-96)
At which marked point(s) is the tiger not moving?
- a. E only
- b. A, E, and H
- c. C and F
- d. none of the points (it’s always moving)
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