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suggest why it is better to use light gates and a computer than to use a stopwatch and a ruler to measure the speed of a toy car
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suggest why it is better to use light gates and a computer than to use a stopwatch and a ruler to measure the speed of a toy car

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light gates are more reliable

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when using a manual stop watch it's difficult to stop it at an exact time. light gates able to detect when an object passes through a 'gate' with the infrared transmitter and receiver. (sorry for my explanation)

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