Newton's Second Law: the Graph in the Figure Shows the Net

question 128

Essay

Newton's second law: The graph in the figure shows the net force acting on a 3.0-kg object as a function of time. (a) What is the acceleration of this object at time t = 2.0 s?
(b) Draw, to scale, a graph of the acceleration of this object as a function of time over the range t = 0.00 s to t = 7.0 s.

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