Chapter 2: Q5PE (page 82)
(a) Calculate Earth鈥檚 average speed relative to the Sun.
(b) What is its average velocity over a period of one year?
Short Answer
a. Earth鈥檚 average speed related to Sun is .
b. The average velocity of the earth is zero.
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Chapter 2: Q5PE (page 82)
(a) Calculate Earth鈥檚 average speed relative to the Sun.
(b) What is its average velocity over a period of one year?
a. Earth鈥檚 average speed related to Sun is .
b. The average velocity of the earth is zero.
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(b) Based on the graph, how does acceleration change over time?

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(b) How fast is it going when the nose leaves the station?
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(d) What is the velocity of the end of the train as it leaves?
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