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Consider the following controls in an automobile in motion: gas pedal, brake, steering wheel. What are the controls in this list that cause an acceleration of the car? (a) all three controls (b) the gas pedal and the brake (c) only the brake (d) only the gas pedal (e) only the steering wheel
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