SOLUTION: Ricardo swims from the north end to the south end of a 50 m pool in 20.0 seconds. He makes the return trip back to the north end in 22.0 seconds. What is the magnitude of his ave

Question 1144009: Ricardo swims from the north end to the south end of a 50 m pool in 20.0 seconds. He makes the return trip back to the north end in 22.0 seconds. What is the magnitude of his average velocity for the whole trip?
Answer by ikleyn(52782) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The magnitude of the average velocity is the total distance of (50+50) = 100 meters divided by the total time 20 s + 22 s = 42 seconds


The magnitude of the average velocity =  =  = 2.38 meters per second (approximately, with 2 correct decimal places)   ANSWER

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Instead of the noun "trip" you may use the noun "swim" in this context.

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