Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 2, Problem 11OQ
A skateboarder starts from rest and moves down a hill with constant acceleration in a straight line, traveling for 6 s. In a second trial, he starts from rest and moves along the same straight line with the same acceleration for only 2 s. How does his displacement from his starting point in this second trial compare with that from the first trial? (a) one-third as large (b) three times larger (c) one-ninth as large (d) nine times larger (e)
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