Question

A car maintains a speed of 23 mi/h for 5 seconds. It then accelerates to a speed of 46 mi/h in 5 seconds. It maintains that speed for the next 5 seconds. Which graph shows the car’s speed over time?
(80 points)

Answer 1

The answer is a because it starts at 0 then goes up to 23 and then it goes up to 46.

Answer 2

A car maintains a speed of 23 mi/h for 5 seconds. It then accelerates to a speed of 46 mi/h in 5 seconds. It maintains that speed for the next 5 seconds. Which graph shows the car’s speed over time?

Solution:

The graph is Time versus Speed.

In figure (a), the graph has a speed or y-axis=23mi/h for time or x-axis=5seconds.

The car maintains a speed of 23mi/h for 5 seconds.

For next 5 seconds, in figure a the graph increases linearly or we have a acceleration and reaches to 46mi/h.

It accelerates to a speed of 46 mi/h in 5 seconds.

It maintains that speed for the next 5 seconds. In figure (a), after we reach speed=46mi/h, there is a straight line for 5 seconds at speed=46mi/h.

So, Answer Graph a