A roller coaster track is 3,000 meters long.It takes 100 seconds to travel once around the roller coaster.Is the velocity constant throughout the trip?Explain.

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DotThoughts · Answer 1 · 2019-02-20T21:16:45+0000

No.

Roller coasters are never at a constant velocity.

If you remove the stop and start time of the roller coaster the dips increase velocity and the hills decease it.