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PHY 101 PHY 101 Past Questions Objective Question

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A snapshot of three racing cars is shown on the diagram. All three cars start the race at the same time, at the same place and move along a straight track. As they approach the finish line, which car has the lowest average speed?
Options
A Car I
B Car II
C Car III
Correct Answer
D All three cars have the same average speed
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

From the diagram, Car III is farthest behind, so it has covered the least distance in the same time, hence lowest average speed.

Hint

Average speed = total distance / total time.

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