College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 25MCQ
A car can go from 0 to 60 mph in 7.0 s. Assuming that it could maintain the same acceleration at higher speeds, how long would it take the car to go from 0 to 120 mph?
A. 10 s
B. 14 s
C. 21 s
D. 28 s
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College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
Ch. 2 - A person gets in an elevator on the ground floor...Ch. 2 - a. Give an example of a vertical motion with a...Ch. 2 - Figure Q2.3 shows growth rings in the trunk of a...Ch. 2 - Sketch a velocity-versus-time graph for a rock...Ch. 2 - You are driving down the road at a constant speed....Ch. 2 - A car is traveling north. Can its acceleration...Ch. 2 - A ball is thrown straight up into the air. At each...Ch. 2 - A rock is thrown (not dropped) straight down from...Ch. 2 - Figure Q2.10 shows an object's...Ch. 2 - Figure Q2.11 shows the position graph for an...
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