A car is traveling with constant velocity along a highway. The driver notices he is late for work, so he stomps down on the gas pedal and the car begins to speed up. The car has just achieved double its initial velocity when the driver spots a police officer behind him and applies the brakes. The car then slows down, coming to rest at a stoplight ahead. Draw a complete motion diagram for this situation. PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY 1.1 Motion diagrams MODEL: Determine whether it is appropriate to model the moving object as a particle. Make simplifying assumptions when interpreting the problem statement. VISUALIZE: A complete motion diagram consists of: ■ The position of the object in each frame of the video, shown as a dot. Use five or six dots to make the motion clear but without overcrowding the picture. More complex motions may need more dots. ■ The average velocity vectors, found by connecting each dot in the motion diagram to the next with a vector arrow. There is one velocity vector linking each set of two position dots. Label the row of velocity vectors v. ■ The average acceleration vectors, found using Tactics Box 1.2. There is one acceleration vector linking each set of two velocity vectors. Each acceleration vector is drawn at the dot between the two velocity vectors it links. Use 0 to indicate a point at which the acceleration is zero. Label the row of acceleration vectors ā. Model It is appropriate to use the particle model for the car. You should also make some simplifying assumptions. ་ Part A The car's motion can be divided into three different stages: its motion before the driver realizes he's late, its motion after the driver hits the gas (but before he sees the police car), and its motion after the driver sees the police car. Which of the following simplifying assumptions is it reasonable to make in this problem? Select all that apply. During each of the three different stages of its motion, the car is moving with constant acceleration. During each of the three different stages of its motion, the car is moving with constant velocity. The highway is straight (i.e., there are no curves). The highway is level (i.e., there are no hills or valleys).