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Chapter 1, Problem 24P
Carol and Robin share a house. To get to work, Carol walks north 2.0 km while Robin drives west 7.5 km. How far apart are their workplaces?
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2. What is the speed of horse in meter per second that runs a distance of 1.2 miles in 2.4
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3. A car moving along X- axis according on the function:
X (t) = 2 t2 + 5 t + 7 on [1,2] Find:
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jogging so she accelerates at a rate of 0.5m/s for 3 seconds.
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