Question

Two cars are on a track and accelerate to 60 mph. At a certain point, both cars slam on the brakes. The distance it takes for each car to stop is then measured.

3. Name the independent variable:
4. Name the dependent variable:

Answer 1

'distance' is a 'dependent' variable, and 'stopping' distance is 'an independent' variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

As we know the independent variable is basically the variable the independent variable is the variable the researcher or a lab person tends to change or control, and its tendency to have a direct effect on the dependent variable.

In this example, two cars are on a track and accelerate to 60 mph. At a certain point, both cars slam on the brakes. The distance it takes for each car to stop is then measured.

It means the 'covering' distance depends upon where the cars tend to stop. It can be a long-distance depending upon how fat the cars go before both cars slam on the brakes.

Therefore, 'distance' is a 'dependent' variable, and 'stopping' distance is 'an independent' variable.