When a vehicle takes off abruptly, you will jerk backward. To gai...

6. Intro to Forces (Dynamics)

Newton's First & Second Laws

6. Intro to Forces (Dynamics)

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The box accelerates and increases its velocity backward.

The box does not accelerate but will remain at constant velocity (at rest) until it hits the back of the pick-up.

The box does not accelerate but will remain at a constant velocity, the same as that of the pick-up truck.

The box moves at the same velocity as the truck.

When a vehicle takes off abruptly, you will jerk backward. To gain a better comprehension of the process, you place a box on a frictionless surface at the back of a pick-up truck. There is no mechanism to secure the box. Explain what happens when the pick-up truck takes off.