Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321993724
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 20E
For the motion plotted in Fig. 2.15, estimate (a) the greatest velocity in the positive x-direction, (b) the greatest velocity in the negative x-direction, (c) any times when the object is instantaneously at rest, and (d) the average velocity over the interval shown.
FIGURE 2.15 Exercise 20
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