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Physics, 17.10.2019 10:00 bigblow

Which quantity best describes this description? justin walks at 3 miles per hour north, and then speeds up to 4 miles per hour.

(this is a question from ipc,)

i just wanted to check with

the answers are:

a. acceleration
b. velocity
c. inertia
d. speed

i went with acceleration, but it could also be velocity, since it's walking in a certain kind of direction.

i wanted to know if anyone else had thoughts, or if i should change my answer to b?

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