PHY F/SCIENTIST MOD MASTERING 24 MO
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Chapter 2, Problem 8CQ
FIGURE Q2.8 shows six frames from the motion diagrams of two moving cars, A and B.
a. Do the two cars ever have the same position at one instant of time? If so, in which frame number (or numbers)?
b. Do the two cars ever have the same velocity at one instant of time? If so, between which two frames?
FIGURE Q2.8
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