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Please see image attached.1. Is the speed increasing or decreasing?2. Is the car accelerating or decelerating?

Please see image attached.1. Is the speed increasing or decreasing?2. Is the car accelerating-example-1
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Answer:

Speed: Increasing

Acceleration: Not zero

Option D is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

As seen from the table, as the time interval increases, the speed of the car increases.

Acceleration is the change in speed per unit change in time.

Speed at 0 s is 0 km/hr ( 0 m/s)

Speed at 5 s is 30 km/hr = 30 x 1000/3600 m/s = 8.33 m/s

Speed at 10 s is 50 km /hr = 50 x 1000/3600 m/s = 13.89 m/s

Speed at 15 s is 60 km /hr - 60 x 1000/3600 m/s = 16.67 m/s

Between 0 to 5 s, the acceleration is:

a = (8.33 - 0)/(5-0)

a = 1.67 m/s^2

Between 5s and 10 s, the acceleration is:

a = (13.89 - 8.33)/(10 - 5)

a = 1.11 m/s^2

As seen from the calculation above, the acceleration of the car is decreasing but not zero.

Speed: Increasing

Acceleration: Not zero

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