Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Kinematics in One Dimension - Exercises and Problems - Page 63: 5

Answer

a) See the graph below. b) at $t=1\;\rm s $

Work Step by Step

a) We have 3 stages of motion. And we know that the velocity of each stage is given by the slope of an $x-t$ graph. So, $\Rightarrow$ the velocity of the first stage which lasts for 1 second is $$v_1=\dfrac{x_2-x_1}{t_2-t_1}=\dfrac{20-0}{1-0}=\color{red}{\bf20} \;\rm m/s$$ $\Rightarrow$ the velocity of the second stage which lasts for 2 seconds is $$v_2 =\dfrac{10-20}{3-1}=\color{red}{\bf -5}\;\rm m/s$$ $\Rightarrow$ the velocity of the third stage which lasts for 1 second is $$v_3 =\dfrac{10-10}{4-3}=\color{red}{\bf 0}\;\rm m/s$$ Now we can easily draw the graph, as you see below. b) There is one turn point which is at $t=1\;\rm s$. You can notice that the velocity was positive before $t=1\;\rm s$ and then became negative after that. This is a turning point.
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