Asked by Mason

Use the graph of velocity vs. time for an object to answer the question.





Line graph of velocity versus time. The X-axis is time in seconds, and the Y-axis is velocity in m/s. The graph has 3 segments: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Which statement fairly compares segment 2 and segment 3?

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Responses

Segments 2 and 3 have equal periods of time and the force acting in each segment is the same during each period of time.
Segments 2 and 3 have equal periods of time and the force acting in each segment is the same during each period of time.

Segments 2 and 3 have different periods of time, but the force acting in each segment is the same during each period of time.
Segments 2 and 3 have different periods of time, but the force acting in each segment is the same during each period of time.

Segments 2 and 3 have different periods of time and the force during segment 2 is different than the force during segment 3.
Segments 2 and 3 have different periods of time and the force during segment 2 is different than the force during segment 3.

Segments 2 and 3 have equal periods of time but the force during segment 2 is different than the force during segment 3.
Segments 2 and 3 have equal periods of time but the force during segment 2 is different than the force during segment 3.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Segments 2 and 3 have equal periods of time but the force during segment 2 is different than the force during segment 3.

Reason: the slope of a velocity–time graph is acceleration, and acceleration times mass gives net force. Segment 2 is flat (zero slope) so the net force is zero; segment 3 has a nonzero slope (acceleration ≠ 0) so the net force is nonzero and different from that in segment 2.