A 5-Kg Object Can Move Along the X Axis

question 40

Multiple Choice

A 5-kg object can move along the x axis.It is subjected to a force in the positive x direction; a graph of F as a function of time t is shown below.Over the time the force is applied the change in the velocity of the object is:

• A)0.8 m/s
• B)1.3 m/s
• C)1.6 m/s
• D)2.3 m/s
• E)4.0 m/s

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