SOLUTION: A car travels at 40 mph east for 20 miles then at 60 mph east for 15 minutes. How do you find the average speed and the average velocity?
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Question 1144179: A car travels at 40 mph east for 20 miles then at 60 mph east for 15 minutes. How do you find the average speed and the average velocity?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ave velocity is [ total displacement ] / [ total travel time ]
In this case, displacement is the same as distance traveled.
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Ave. vel. =
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Ave. vel. = mi/hr
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A car travels at 40 mph east for 20 miles then at 60 mph east for 15 minutes. How do you find the average speed and the average velocity?
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Find the total distance (miles) and divide by the total time (hours).
that's the avg speed in mi/hr
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Velocity is speed and direction.
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