Physics of Everyday Phenomena
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 26CQ
Look again at the velocity-versus-time graph for the toy car shown in figure 2.15.
- a. Is the instantaneous speed greater at any time during this motion than the average speed for the entire trip? Explain.
- b. Is the car accelerated when the direction of the car is reversed at t = 50 s? Explain.
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