College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 3 - Conceptual Questions - Page 108: 8

Answer

If an object is traveling at a constant velocity, then it is necessarily traveling in a straight line.

Work Step by Step

Velocity tells us the speed and direction of an object. If the velocity is constant, then the object continues to move at the same speed in the same direction. Since the direction does not change, the object must be moving in a straight line. If an object is traveling at a constant velocity, then it is necessarily traveling in a straight line.
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