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 2SP
The velocity of a car increases with time, as shown in the graph.
- a. What is the average acceleration between 0 seconds and 1 second?
- b. What is the average acceleration between 1 second and 4 seconds?
- c. What is the average acceleration between 0 seconds and 4 seconds?
- d. Is the result in part c equal to the average of the two values in parts a and b? Compare and explain.
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