An object is traveling north at a velocity of 2 m/s. Three minutes later, it is
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Question
An object is traveling north at a velocity of 2 m/s. Three minutes later, it is traveling east at a velocity of 2 m/s. Which of the following is true? Select all that apply.
Since the velocity of the object didn't change, it experienced no acceleration in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed east at some point in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed west at some point in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed north at some point in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed south at some point in those three minutes.
Since the velocity of the object didn't change, it experienced no acceleration in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed east at some point in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed west at some point in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed north at some point in those three minutes.
The object must have experienced an acceleration with a component directed south at some point in those three minutes.
Explanation / Answer
Option a) is correct.
Since the velocity of the object didn't change, it experienced no acceleration in those three minutes.