A Girl Throws a Stone from a Bridge

question 34

Multiple Choice

A girl throws a stone from a bridge.Consider the following ways she might throw the stone.The speed of the stone as it leaves her hand is the same in each case.
Case A: Thrown straight up.
Case B: Thrown straight down.
Case C: Thrown out at an angle of 45° above horizontal.
Case D: Thrown straight out horizontally.
In which case will the speed of the stone be greatest when it hits the water below if there is no significant air resistance?

• A)Case A
• B)Case B
• C)Case C
• D)Case D
• E)The speed will be the same in all cases.

Understand the effect of income changes on the demand for goods and services.

Distinguish between the concepts of price elasticity, income elasticity, and cross elasticity of demand.

Recognize how the proportion of a budget devoted to a product affects its price elasticity of demand.

Identify the relationship between the elasticity of demand and the nature of goods (necessities vs. luxury goods).

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