College Physics For Ap® Courses

16th Edition

ISBN: 9781938168932

Author: Gregg Wolfe, Irina Lyublinskaya, Douglas Ingram

Publisher: OpenStax

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Chapter 2, Problem 13CQ

Is it possible for speed to be constant while acceleration is not zero? Give an example of such a situation.

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