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Chapter 2, Problem 31EAP
FIGURE EX2.31 shows the acceleration-versus-time graph of a particle moving along the x-axis. Its initial velocity is v0x= 8.0 m/s at t0= 0 s. What is the particle’s velocity at t = 4.0 s?
FIGURE EX2.31
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