A Forklift Pushes a 100-Kg Crate, Starting from Rest, with a Horizontal

question 47

Multiple Choice

A forklift pushes a 100-kg crate, starting from rest, with a horizontal force of magnitude F. The graph in the figure shows the x component of this force as a function of time. What is the instantaneous velocity of the crate at time t = 10 s?

• A)25 cm/s
• B)0.00 cm/s
• C)75 cm/s
• D)-25 cm/s
• E)-75 cm/s

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