College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 10MCP
A cat runs in a straight line. Figure 2.39 shows a graph of the cat’s position as a function of time. Which of the following statements about the cat’s motion must be true? (There may be more than one correct choice.)
Figure 2.39
Multiple-Choice Problem 10.
- A. At point c, the cat has returned to the place where it started.
- B. The cat’s speed is zero at points a and c.
- C. The cat’s velocity is zero at point b.
- D. The cat reverses the direction of its velocity at point b.
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