Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
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ISBN: 9781133104261
Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2.4, Problem 2.3QQ
Using Active Figure 2.8, match each vx−t graph on the top with the ax−t graph on the bottom that best describes the motion.
Active Figure 2.8 (Quick Quiz 2.3) Parts (a), (b), and (c) are velocity–time graphs of objects in one-dimensional motion. The possible acceleration–time graphs of each object are shown in scrambled order in parts (d), (e), and (f).
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1. moving in the positive direction and speeding up
2. Moving in the positive direction and slowing down
3. moving in the negative direction and speeding up
4. Moving in the negative direction and slowing down
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Question B: What is the object's acceleration at t = 2 s?
1. 0 m/s^2
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Question C: What is the object's velocity at t = 6 s ?
1. 0 m/s
2. 1 m/s
3. -1 m/s
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Question D: What is the object's displacement from t = 0 s to t = 6s?
1. 9 m
2. 1 m
3. -1 m
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