EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEER
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ISBN: 9781305804463
Author: Jewett
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.1OQ
Figure OQ4.1 shows a bird's-eye view of a car going around a highway curve. As the car moves from point 1 to point 2, its speed doubles. Which of the vectors (a) through (e) shows the direction of the car’s average acceleration between these two points?
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