Explanation Given Info: At a given instant, a car on a roller coaster have velocity vector r ' = 〈 25 , − 35 , 10 〉 . Calculation: If the speed were doubled, r n e w ' = 2 r ' r n e w ' = 2 〈 25 , − 35 , 10 〉 r n e w ' = 〈 50 , − 70 , 20 〉 If the dire...

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The velocity vector if the speed were doubled. The velocity vector if the car’s direction were reversed but the speed remains unchanged.

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