College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 20MCQ
Which of the following motions could be described by the motion diagram of Figure Q1 .20?
Figure Q1.20
- A. A hockey puck sliding across smooth ice.
- B. A cyclist braking to a stop.
- C. A sprinter starting a race.
- D. A ball bouncing off a wall.
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