A box slides across a frictionless horizontal surface with constant acceleration 3.60 m/s and over a time interval reaches a final velocity of 13.4 m/s. (a) If its initial velocity is 6.70 m/s, what is its displacement (in m) during the time interval? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.) (b) What is the distance it travels (in m) during this interval? m (c) If its initial velocity is -6.70 m/s, what is its displacement (in m) during the time interval? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.) m (d) What is the total distance it travels (in m) during the interval in part (c)?

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A box slides across a frictionless horizontal surface with constant acceleration
3.60 m/s and over a time interval reaches a final velocity of 13.4 m/s.
(a) If its initial velocity is 6.70 m/s, what is its displacement (in m) during the
time interval? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)
(b) What is the distance it travels (in m) during this interval?
m
(c) If its initial velocity is -6.70 m/s, what is its displacement (in m) during the
time interval? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)
m
(d) What is the total distance it travels (in m) during the interval in part (c)?
Transcribed Image Text:A box slides across a frictionless horizontal surface with constant acceleration 3.60 m/s and over a time interval reaches a final velocity of 13.4 m/s. (a) If its initial velocity is 6.70 m/s, what is its displacement (in m) during the time interval? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.) (b) What is the distance it travels (in m) during this interval? m (c) If its initial velocity is -6.70 m/s, what is its displacement (in m) during the time interval? (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.) m (d) What is the total distance it travels (in m) during the interval in part (c)?
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