A scooter travels at speed of 12 m/s towards east. Then, the driver reverses its directiontowards west at 15 m/s. Determine the change in velocity of the scooter.О А. +3 m/sОВ. - 3 m/sO C. +15 m/sO D. - 15 m/s

Given Initial speed of scooter toward east ,u=12 m/sFinal speed of scooter toward west ,v=15 m/s

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A scooter travels at speed of 12 m/s towards east. Then, the driver reverses its towards west at 15 m/s. Determine the change in velocity of the scooter.

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A scooter travels at speed of 12 m/s towards east. Then, the driver reverses its direction
towards west at 15 m/s. Determine the change in velocity of the scooter.
О А. +3 m/s
ОВ. - 3 m/s
O C. +15 m/s
O D. - 15 m/s

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