Question

Beverly and Carl are in a race. Their graphs show the data.

A graph with horizontal axis time (seconds) and vertical axis velocity (meters per second). An orange line labeled Beverly starts at 0 seconds 0 meters and goes straight to 10 seconds 15 meters and then to 50 seconds 35 meters. A blue line labeled starts at 0 seconds 0 meters and goes straight to 10 seconds 10 meters and then to 50 seconds 30 meters.

Which best describes the race?

Answer 1

Given the data, the correct statement is

Even though for a majority of the race they accelerated at the same rate, Beverly won because her initial acceleration was greater than Carl’s

What is acceleration?

This is defined as the rate of change of velocity which time. It is expressed as

a = (v – u) / t

Where

• a is the acceleration
• v is the final velocity
• u is the initial velocity
• t is the time

How to determine the initial acceleration of Beverly

• Initial velocity (u) = 0 m/s
• Final velocity (v) = 15 m/s
• Time (t) = 10 s
• Initial acceleration (a₁) =?

a₁ = (v – u) / t

a₁ = (15 – 0) / 10

a₁ = 1.5 m/s²

How to determine the final acceleration of Beverly

• Initial velocity (u) = 15 m/s
• Final velocity (v) = 35 m/s
• Time (t) = 50 - 10 = 40 s
• Final acceleration (a₂) =?

a₂ = (v – u) / t

a₂ = (35 – 15) / 40

a₂ = 0.5 m/s²

How to determine the initial acceleration of Carl

• Initial velocity (u) = 0 m/s
• Final velocity (v) = 10 m/s
• Time (t) = 10 s
• Initial acceleration (a₁) =?

a₁ = (v – u) / t

a₁ = (10 – 0) / 10

a₁ = 1 m/s²

How to determine the final acceleration of Carl

• Initial velocity (u) = 10 m/s
• Final velocity (v) = 30 m/s
• Time (t) = 50 - 10 = 40 s
• Final acceleration (a₂) =?

a₂ = (v – u) / t

a₂ = (30 – 10) / 40

a₂ = 0.5 m/s²

SUMMARY

• Initial acceleration of Beverly = 1.5 m/s²
• Final acceleration of Beverly = 0.5 m/s²
• Initial acceleration of Carl = 1 m/s²
• Final acceleration of Carl = 0.5 m/s²

From the above calculations, we can see that Beverly's initial acceleration is higher than that of Carl's and their final acceleration is the same.

Therefore, the correct answer to the question is:

Even though for a majority of the race they accelerated at the same rate, Beverly won because her initial acceleration was greater than Carl’s

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