A Cart Loaded with Sand Slides Forward Along a Horizontal

question 92

Multiple Choice

A cart loaded with sand slides forward along a horizontal frictionless track.As the cart moves, sand trickles out at a constant rate through a hole in the back of the cart.The acceleration of the cart is:

• A)constant and in the forward direction
• B)constant and in the backward direction
• C)variable and in the forward direction
• D)variable and in the backward direction
• E)zero

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Definitions:

Delegation

The assignment of authority and responsibility to another person to carry out specific activities while retaining ultimate accountability for the outcome.

Supervision and Subordination

The management process involving overseeing employees' work and guiding their performance, while those employees are in roles of lesser authority.

Centralization

The degree to which decision-making authority is concentrated at higher levels within an organization.

Decentralization

The process of distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people, or things away from a central location or authority.