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You are standing on a straight stretch of road and watching the motion of a bicycle; you choose your position as the origin. At one instant, the position of the bicycle is negative and its velocity is positive. Is the bicycle getting closer to you or farther away? Explain.

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We are considering the situation where we are standing on the road and watching motion of the bicycle.

For described motion and values of bicycle velocity and speed, we need to determine whether it is getting closer or farther away.

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