When Starting from Rest at the Bottom of a Straight

question 40

Multiple Choice

When starting from rest at the bottom of a straight road with constant upward slope, Joan bicycles to the top 50.0 s ahead of Sally, whose travel time is 5.00 minutes. What is the ratio of Joan's acceleration to Sally's acceleration?

• A) 0.694
• B) 0.833
• C) 1.20
• D) 1.44
• E) 6.00

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