SOLUTION: A gnat takes off from one end of a pencil and flies around erratically for 39.6 seconds before landing on the other end of the same pencil. If the gnat flew a total distance of 2.1
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Question 678376: A gnat takes off from one end of a pencil and flies around erratically for 39.6 seconds before landing on the other end of the same pencil. If the gnat flew a total distance of 2.15 meters, and the pencil is 0.0463 m long, find the gnat\'s average speed, as well as the magnitude of the gnat\'s average velocity vector.
Answer by smartist(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2.364m/s
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