A? A car travels 40 miles north in the first 40 minutes of a trip. The same car travels 30 miles west in the next 30 minutes of the trip. What can be said about the motion of the car?
Group of answer choices

The car is decreasing its speed.

The car is traveling at a constant speed.

The car is accelerating at a constant rate.

The car is moving at a constant velocity.

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A? A car travels 40 miles north in the first 40 minutes of a trip. The same car travels 30 miles west in the next 30 minutes of the trip. What can be said about the motion of the car?
Group of answer choices

The car is decreasing its speed.

The car is traveling at a constant speed.

The car is accelerating at a constant rate.

The car is moving at a constant velocity.

Bubbly · Answer

@Vocaloid

Vocaloid · Answer

A car travels 40 miles north in the first 40 minutes of a trip. ---> calculate speed as distance/time

The same car travels 30 miles west in the next 30 minutes of the trip. ---> calculate speed as distance/time

compare the speed

Bubbly · Answer

im gonna go with A

Vocaloid · Answer

40 miles/40 minutes --> 1 mile per minute

30 miles/30 minutes --> 1 mile per minute

same speed

Bubbly · Answer

oh so its not a its b or d?

Vocaloid · Answer

notice that I said speed not velocity
the car is changing directions so velocity is changing

Bubbly · Answer

oh so it is d thank you Vocaloid

Vocaloid · Answer

answer d says constant velocity
since the velocity is changing it's not d

Bubbly · Answer

got it so I can mark d and a off so that leaves c and b, i think its b

Vocaloid · Answer

yes

Bubbly · Answer

thank you so much