cq_1_021

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Phy 201

Your 'cq_1_02.1' report has been received. Scroll down through the document to see any comments I might have inserted, and my final comment at the end.

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The problem:

A ball starts with velocity 4 cm/sec and ends with a velocity of 10 cm/sec.

• What is your best guess about the ball's average velocity?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> (start in the next line):

The balls average velocity would be increasing because the initial and end velocity increases.

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@& This question asks for a specific numerical response.*@

• Without further information, why is this just a guess?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> (start in the next line):

Because we don’t have the time differences to calculate average velocity.

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• If it takes 3 seconds to get from the first velocity to the second, then what is your best guess about how far it traveled during that time?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> (start in the next line):

6 cm/sec because 10 cm/sec – 4 cm/sec is 6 cm/sec

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@& The distance traveled isn't determined by the change in velocity.

You can go a long ways at 60 mph without speeding up or slowing down. If the change in velocity was what determined how far you go, you wouldn't get anywhere at that speed.

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• At what average rate did its velocity change with respect to clock time during this interval?

answer/question/discussion: ->->->->->->->->->->->-> (start in the next line):

(6 cm/sec) / 3 sec = 2 cm/sec2

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@& Good, and your units are correct.

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@& Good work on the last question, which is the one students most frequently miss..

However you'll need to insert a few responses on earlier questions and resubmit. See my notes.

Please mark your insertions with @@@@ so I can easily locate them.

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