A particle, initially at rest, moves on a horizontal plane from ₁ = (2î + 3ĵ) m to 72 = (-î+ 2ĵ) m in 2 seconds.

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a) What is the distance it travelled during 2 seconds?
b) In what direction did it ravel (angle with the positive x-axis)? 
c) What is the acceleration vector of this particle?

A particle, initially at rest, moves on a horizontal plane from ₁ = (2î + 3ĵ) m to 72 =
(-î+ 2ĵ) m in 2 seconds.
Transcribed Image Text:A particle, initially at rest, moves on a horizontal plane from ₁ = (2î + 3ĵ) m to 72 = (-î+ 2ĵ) m in 2 seconds.
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