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The bacterium Escherichia coli (or E. coli) is a single-celled organism that lives in the gut of healthy humans and animals. When grown in a uniform medium rich in salts and amino acids, it swims along zig-zag paths at a constant speed changing direction at varying time intervals. Figure P1.62 shows the positions of an E. coli as it moves from point A to point J. Each segment of the motion can be identified by two letters, such as segment BC. During which segments, if any, does the bacterium have the same
Figure P1.62
a. Displacement?
b. Speed?
c. Velocity?
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