Newton’s first law states that if an objects velocity is changing a _____ must be acting on it.
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(a)
<h3>Explanation </h3>- Newtons First Law can be written as the formula
since acceleration is the changing of velocity as its formula is
Thus, a force must be acting on an accelerating/decelerating object
- It is not mass as the mass does not act on the object but rather the mass is acting on the surface of the ground.
- Changing velocity is already acceleration
- inertia is the term used to describe Newtons first law
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The velocity of the object is zero (the object is at rest)
Explanation:
A position vs time graph represents the motion of an object; in particular:
- The position of the object x(t) is represented on the y-axis
- The time t is represented on the x-axis
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is the change in position
is the change in time
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Therefore, the slope of a position-time graph is equivalent to the velocity of the object.
And so, a horizontal segment on a position vs time graph means that the object has zero velocity (because the slope is zero).
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