You are in a car on a North-South roadway with no bends, no other cars, and  no intersections. You can put the car in drive (Northbound direction) or  reverse (Southbound direction), and you can use the gas pedal or the brake.  Assume that if you neither hit the gas nor the brake you will coast at a  constant velocity. Assignment: Describe a step-by-step procedure for making the following descriptions true  of your car (see Table 1). Then state whether the car is speeding up, slowing  down, or moving at a constant velocity and in which direction

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You are in a car on a North-South roadway with no bends, no other cars, and 
no intersections. You can put the car in drive (Northbound direction) or 
reverse (Southbound direction), and you can use the gas pedal or the brake. 
Assume that if you neither hit the gas nor the brake you will coast at a 
constant velocity.
Assignment:
Describe a step-by-step procedure for making the following descriptions true 
of your car (see Table 1). Then state whether the car is speeding up, slowing 
down, or moving at a constant velocity and in which direction

Setup:
You are in a car on a North South roadway with no bends, no other cars, and
no intersections You can put the car in drive (Northbound direction) or
reverse (Southbound direction), and you can use the gas pedal or the brake.
Assume that if you neither hit the gas nor the brake you will coast at a
constant velocity.
Assignment:
Describe a step-by-step procedure for making the following descriptions true
of your car (see Table 1). Then state whether the car is speeding up, slowing
down, or moving at a constant velocity and in which direction.
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Transcribed Image Text:Setup: You are in a car on a North South roadway with no bends, no other cars, and no intersections You can put the car in drive (Northbound direction) or reverse (Southbound direction), and you can use the gas pedal or the brake. Assume that if you neither hit the gas nor the brake you will coast at a constant velocity. Assignment: Describe a step-by-step procedure for making the following descriptions true of your car (see Table 1). Then state whether the car is speeding up, slowing down, or moving at a constant velocity and in which direction. 1
Table 1 Possible Scenario for Your Car
Scenario
Position
Velocity
Acceleration
1
+
+
9.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
0.
24
25
26
27
+ O
+O +O
+ + +
+ +O 00
+ + + O0O0 OO0 O0.
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Transcribed Image Text:Table 1 Possible Scenario for Your Car Scenario Position Velocity Acceleration 1 + + 9. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 0. 24 25 26 27 + O +O +O + + + + +O 00 + + + O0O0 OO0 O0. 3456
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