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Changing Speed Demo

Click “Start Car” to see motion then click “Reset Time”.

Pressing X in the lower right will clear the graph.

Drag the dot labeled car control to change the motion settings.

Drag the dot labeled “t” to trace the graph.

Questions

1. How does the "car control" setting affect the motion? How does it affect the graph?

2. Run several different settings without clearing the graphs (don't forget to reset time or you get a mess). Why do all of the graphs hit a ceiling at the same place at the top? What is the real world meaning of this?

3. What is the distance around the track (be clever)?

4. Adjust the car setting so that the car goes 300 miles in 2 hours?

5. Why is this race called the Indianapolis 2 pie?