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slamgirl [31]
3 years ago
9

If the police are chasing a runaway car why is knowing the velocity of the car important

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1 answer:
atroni [7]3 years ago
8 0

If you only know its speed, that's not enough information to catch it. You could even chase it at DOUBLE that speed, and you'd never catch it if you were chasing in the wrong direction.

You also have to know the DIRECTION the runaway car is going, so that you can chase in the same direction.

Now that you know its speed AND direction, you know its velocity. You need that information to have any chance of catching it.

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