What is the independent variable and why?

Truck traveling west on the highway experiences an acceleration to the east. what could be the cause of this acceleration

A26 cm object is 18 cm in front of a plane mirror. a ray of light strikes the object and is reflected off the mirror at a 42-degree angle. what is the angle of reflection? degrees what type of image is formed? what is the size of the image? cm

What is the stall speed at sea level of an airplane that weights 10000 lbs., has a wing area of 300ft^2, and a maximum lift coefficient of 1.4? what is the stall speed if flaps that double cl,max are applied?