Question

which of the following performers are accelerating? select all that apply. a drummer who is marching forward at a steady pace during a holiday parade an opera singer who is standing still on stage as he waits to sing a solo a stuntwoman who is speeding up as she jumps out a window into a net

Explanation:

Step1: Recall acceleration definition

Acceleration is a change in velocity (speed or direction).

Step2: Analyze drummer

Drummer has constant speed and direction, no acceleration.

Step3: Analyze opera - singer

Opera - singer is stationary, no change in velocity, no acceleration.

Step4: Analyze stuntwoman

Stuntwoman is speeding up, change in speed means acceleration.

Answer:

a stuntwoman who is speeding up as she jumps out a window into a net