Referring to Figure 1.10 in Chapter 1 of the text (reproduced below), compare the magnitudes of the average accelerations for Hare and the Tortoise.

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First, I restate the question and the options to ensure clarity: The task asks to compare the magnitudes of the average accelerations for Hare and the Tortoise as depicted in Figure 1.10 from Chapter 1. The answer choices are:
- The Hare has a larger average acceleration than the Tortoise
- The Tortoise has a larger average acceleration than the Hare
- The Tortoise and the Hare have the same average acceleration
- There is not enough information to choose one of the other answers

Now, let’s analyze each option in turn.

Option 1: The Hare has a larger average acceleration than the Tortoise. This would require evidence that the hare’s change in velocity over the chosen time interval is greater or that the time interval is shorter, resulting in a larger magnitude of average acceleration. In the diagram, the hare shows larger velocity vectors overall, indicating higher speeds, but acceleration depends on the change in velocity over time, not just the speeds themselves. Without explicit times or the exact velocity values at two successive instants for both animals, we cannot quantify or compare the velocity changes precisely. Therefore, this claim may be unfounded given the information shown.

Option 2: The Tortoise has a larger average acceleration than the Hare. This would mean the tortoise experiences a greater rate of change of velocity. Similar to Option 1, the figure conveys speeds and directions but not the magnitudes of velocity change over a specific interval. Since the diagram does not provide either the time interval or the exact velocity changes for each animal, concluding a larger acceleration for the tortoise would be speculative.

Option 3: The Tortoise and the Hare have the same average acceleration. For this to be true, the ratio of change in velocity to the time interval would have to be equal for both. The diagram does not present enough quantitative information about the velocity changes or the time intervals to justify equality. Even if their speeds differ, equal average acceleration is a specific claim that requires equal changes over equal times, which is not demonstrably shown here.

Option 4: There is not enough information to choose one of the other answers. This option asserts that, from the visual alone, the necessary data to compare the average accelerations (namely the exact velocity values at two instants and the duration between them for each animal) are not provided. Given that the figure conveys speeds and directions but not the precise velocity changes over a defined time interval, this is a cautious and defensible stance.

In summary, Options 1 and 2 require quantitative comparisons of velocity changes that the figure does not supply. Option 3 claims equality of average accelerations without evidence of equal velocity changes over equal times. Option 4 appropriately notes the lack of sufficient information to definitively compare average accelerations. The core issue across all options is the absence of explicit time intervals and velocity-change data in the diagram, making a definitive comparison impossible from the figure alone.

PHYS 2305 Spring 25 Lin Quiz 01 - Chapters 1 & 2, Chapter 3 (3.1-3.2)

Referring to Figure 1.10 in Chapter 1 of the text (reproduced below), compare the magnitudes of the average accelerations for Hare and the Tortoise.

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