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Figure 2.31 shows graphs of the positions of three different moving objects as a function of time. All three graphs pass through points A and B. (a) Rank the magnitude of the average velocities of these three objects between points A and B, from greatest to least. (b) Which object has the greatest speed at point A? (c) Which object has the greatest speed at point B?
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