A cart moving across a level surface accelerates uniformly at 1.0 m/s² for 2.0 s. What additional information is required to determine the distance traveled by the cart during this 2.0 s interval? 1) The amount of friction between the cart and the surface. 2) The mass of the cart. 3) The net force acting on the cart. 4) The initial velocity of the cart.

A cart moving across a level surface accelerates uniformly at 1.0 m/s² for 2.0 s. What additional information is required to determine the distance traveled by the cart during this 2.0 s interval? 1) The amount of friction between the cart and the surface. 2) The mass of the cart. 3) The net force acting on the cart. 4) The initial velocity of the cart.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.3: Relative Velocity

Problem 27PP

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