Determining speed and acceleration magnitude from graph

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The discussion centers on determining speed and acceleration from a provided graph. Key points include that the maximum speed occurs at 7 seconds, while acceleration at 15 seconds is less than at 38 seconds due to a change from zero to positive acceleration. It is noted that x-acceleration is zero at both 7 seconds and 58 seconds, indicating points of deceleration. The speed is zero at 23 seconds, and the speed at 46 seconds is greater than at 73 seconds. The user seeks clarification on these observations to complete their homework accurately.
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Homework Statement



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1:At 7 sec, the speed is as high as it gets.
2:The acceleration magnitude at 15 sec is ... the acceleration magnitude at 38 sec.
3:The x-acceleration is ... zero at 58 sec.
4:The speed is ... zero at 23 sec.
5:The speed at 46 sec is ... the speed at 73 sec.
6:The x-acceleration is ... zero at 7 sec .

Homework Equations



The answers can be any of the following, True, False, Equal to, less than.

The Attempt at a Solution



1: True, because the speed is the slope of the line, and this is the steepest slope.
2: Less than, because at 15 the acceleration is 0, and the acceleration at 38 is positive
3:Less than, because the car is decelerating
4: Equal to
5: Greater than
6: equal too, slope is constantI can't get all the answers right at once.

If you could help that would be great!

Thanks
 

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