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 36CQ
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The velocity-time graph for both the runners and the distance travelled.
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Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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