Question

Beverly and Carl are in a race. Their graphs show the data Which best describes the race?

A. Even though for a majority of the race they accelerated at the same rate, Carl won because his initial acceleration was greater than Beverly’s
B. Even though for a majority of the race they accelerated at the same rate, Beverly won because her initial acceleration was greater than Carl’s.
C.Beverly accelerated at a greater rate for the entire race.
D. Carl accelerated at a greater rate for the entire race

Answer 1

The correct answer is B
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Answer 2

The correct option is B.

Acceleration is defined as the rate of velocity of a body per unit time; that is, acceleration is given by the ratio of velocity and time. Looking at the graph given above, it can be seen that, the two runners started with different initial velocity; Beverly started with the initial velocity of 15 m/s while Carl started with the initial velocity of 10 m/s. For the rest of the race, the two runners maintains similar acceleration but Beverly won because her initial velocity was higher.