An Introduction to Physical Science
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Author: James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 2, Problem 6MC
For a constant linear acceleration, what changes uniformly? (2.3)
- (a) acceleration
- (b) velocity
- (c) distance
- (d) displacement
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