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The speedometer of a car moving to the north reads 50 mph at an intersection. At an intersection, another car crosses in front of it traveling at 50mph which statement is the most accurate description of the motion of the vehicles

A: the vehicles are moving at the same velocity
B: the vehicles are moving in the same direction
C: the vehicles are moving at different velocities
D: the vehicles are moving at different rates

User Ilbets
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Answer:

The answer is option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

They aren't moving in the same direction which means the velocities are different. (Plus I just took the quiz).

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User Zmonteca
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Answer:

C) The vehicles are moving at different velocities

Step-by-step explanation:

Though their speeds are the same, they are moving in different directions.

Velocity includes an object's speed and direction.

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