The primary reason for the path of motion of an object being a smooth curve is: Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a the third derivative of parabolas is always zero. b inertia. c tangent direction unit vectors change continuously. d calculus must have continuous derivatives to apply correctly.

the correct answer is d

Explanation:

The laws of mechanics are related

          F = m a

the acceleration of the body is given by the kinematics

         a =

         v =

substituting

         a = \frac{d2x}{dt^2}

         F = m

Therefore, in order to obtain the force (interaction of a body), continuous curves are needed and derivable from the position and the speed, for which all change in the trajectory of a body must be smooth where smooth is understood to have until the second derived.

Consequently the correct answer is d

its a 5.5 n

glad that

see the picture for the vector

the magnitude of the vector by pythagorean theorem

r = √( (-10)^2 + (3)^2 ) = √109

magnitude = √109 units

the direction angle between vector and x-axis is

tan^(-1)(3/10) = 16.699

so the direction is approximately 16.7 degrees north of west