COLLEGE PHYSICS:VOL.1
2nd Edition
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Author: ETKINA
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 15MCQ
Which of the graphs in Figure Q2.15 represent the motion of an object that starts from rest and then, after undergoing some motion, returns to its initial position? Multiple answers could be correct.
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