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title: "A car moves forward at a steady \\( 10 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\) for \\( 5 \\) \\( \\text{s} \\). The driver slams the brakes and brings it to rest in \\( 2 \\) \\( \\text{s} \\). Without waiting, the driver immediately accelerates backward (negative velocity) for \\( 3 \\) \\( \\text{s} \\) until reaching \\( 8 \\) \\( \\text{m/s} \\) in reverse. Draw the velocity vs. time graph."
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# A car moves forward at a steady \( 10 \) \( \text{m/s} \) for \( 5 \) \( \text{s} \). The driver slams the brakes and brings it to rest in \( 2 \) \( \text{s} \). Without waiting, the driver immediately accelerates backward (negative velocity) for \( 3 \) \( \text{s} \) until reaching \( 8 \) \( \text{m/s} \) in reverse. Draw the velocity vs. time graph.

A car moves forward at a steady \( 10 \) \( \text{m/s} \) for \( 5 \) \( \text{s} \). The driver slams the brakes and brings it to rest in \( 2 \) \( \text{s} \). Without waiting, the driver immediately accelerates backward (negative velocity) for \( 3 \) \( \text{s} \) until reaching \( 8 \) \( \text{m/s} \) in reverse. Draw the velocity vs. time graph.

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