SOLUTION: A charged particle moves from 0.2m to 0.5m from a fixed reference point in 0.5us. Find its average speed during that interval (1us=10^-6 s)
{{{ (0.5m-0.2m)/(0.5x10^-6*s) }}}
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Question 11731: A charged particle moves from 0.2m to 0.5m from a fixed reference point in 0.5us. Find its average speed during that interval (1us=10^-6 s)
I tried to figure it out and here is what I did
Now I can tell by looking in the answer book that the answer is:
m/s
when I see this answer I cant help but think not only am I doing it wrong but its probably pretty simple... unfortunately the books guide and examples are not helping me to understand how to do the problem. The reason I am probably not understanding is the book is a introductory caclulus dealing with limits the section I am on is for "instantaneous speed of an object" and I am most likely not remembering how to do something that is covered in earlier maths like algebra.
any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, you got a good start on this. Let's take it step-by-step.
At this point I would change completely to scientific notation.
Now, I would make the exponents positive by moving them up (or down, as the case may be).
Simplify.
m/sec.
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