EBK PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY PHENOMENA
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Chapter 3, Problem 2CQ
The diagram shows the positions at intervals of 0.10 seconds of a ball moving from left to right (as in a photograph taken with a stroboscope that flashes every tenth of a second). Is the ball accelerated? Explain.
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