A Car Is Moving Along a Straight Highway and Accelerates

question 54

Multiple Choice

A car is moving along a straight highway and accelerates at a constant rate while going from point A to point B.If the acceleration is positive,increasing the speed of the car,where does the position where the instantaneous speed equals the average speed occur for the interval from A to B?

• A)midway between A and B
• B)closer to A than to B
• C)closer to B than to A
• D)Any of the answers could be correct depending on the original speed.

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