Question

(1 point) the vertical velocity of a cork bobbing up and down on the waves in the sea is shown below. in this graph, upward is considered positive. graph of a sine curve with points at the first maximum, first non-zero x-intercept, first minimum, and second non-zero x-intercept. these are labeled a, b, c and d respectively. sketch a graph of the height of the cork above the sea floor as a function of time, and use that to select the correct answers to complete the following statements. at point a, the cork is at its highest point , moving neither upwards nor downwards . at point b, the cork is at the midline of its motion , moving downwards . at point c, the cork is at its lowest point , moving neither upwards nor downwards . at point d, the cork is at the midline of its motion , moving upwards . note: you can earn partial credit on this problem.

Answer 1

The height of the cork above the sea floor can be represented by a sine curve. At point a, the cork is at its highest point, not moving upwards or downwards. At point b, the cork is at the midline of its motion, moving downwards. At point c, the cork is at its lowest point, not moving upwards or downwards. At point d, the cork is at the midline of its motion, moving upwards.

Step-by-step explanation:

The graph of the height of the cork above the sea floor as a function of time can be represented by a sine curve. At point a, the cork is at its highest point, where the height is maximum and it is not moving upwards or downwards. At point b, the cork is at the midline of its motion, moving downwards. At point c, the cork is at its lowest point, where the height is minimum and it is not moving upwards or downwards. Finally, at point d, the cork is at the midline of its motion, moving upwards.