The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9780073513904
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 31CQ
A car traveling in the forward direction experiences a negative uniform acceleration for 10 seconds. Is the distance covered during the first 5 seconds equal to, greater than, or less than the distance covered during the second 5 seconds? Explain.
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