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Chapter 2 Problem 56P

Question

(II) A sports car accelerates approximately as shown in the velocity–time graph of Fig. 2–43. (The short flat spots in the curve represent manual shifting of the gears.) Estimate the car’s average acceleration in () second gear and () fourth gear.

FIGURE 2-43 Problem 56. The velocity of a car as a function of time, starting from a dead stop. The flat spots in the curve represent gear shifts.

Solution

Step 1 of 3

(a)

For second gear,

Initial velocity is estimated to be

Final velocity is estimated to be

Initial time when the gear is shifted:

Final time when the gear is upshift:

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

(II) A sports car accelerates approximately as shown in

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