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Chapter 15.3, Problem 6cTH
Carts A and B move along a horizontal track. The strobe diagram shows the locations of the carts at instant 1−5, separated by equal time intervals.
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c. During a small time interval from just before instant 2 until just after instant 2, does the distance between cart A and cart B
increase, decrease, or
remain the same? Explain.
Consider the following response to the above question:
“For the small interval containing instant 2 cart B is ahead and speeding up, so the distance between the carts must be increasing.”
Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
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Write the actual function that you expect the velocity to obey as a function of time (recall that the initial velocity was 17 m/s). Your function should be a function of time (i.e. the t variable should be left as an independent variable) but all other values should be filled in with numbers.
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ii.A linear curve?
iii.A quadratic (parabolic) curve?
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2. Two identical objects, A and B, move along straight, parallel, horizontal tracks. The graph above represents
the velocity as a function of time for the two objects.
a. At approximately which time or times, if any, are the objects moving at the same speed? If the
objects are never moving with the same speed during the interval shown, indicate this explicitly.
Briefly explain your answer.
b. At approximately which time or times, if any, are the objects moving with the same acceleration?
If the objects are never moving with the same acceleration during the interval shown, indicate this
explicitly. Briefly explain your answer.
C. At approximately which time intervals is object B moving at a greater speed than A? If the object B
are never moving with the same speed during the interval shown, indicate this explicitly. Briefly
explain your answer.
d. If Object B has an initial position of Xb = -4.5m and Object A started at the origin, at approximately
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Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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