SOLUTION: You ride your bike for 1.5 h at an average velocity of 10 km/h, then for 30 min at 13 km/h. What is your average velocity?

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Question 1144384: You ride your bike for 1.5 h at an average velocity of 10 km/h, then for 30 min at 13 km/h. What is your average velocity?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


kilometers per hour
Answer by ikleyn(52794)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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First part of the ride is 1.5*10 = 15 kilometers.


Second part of the ride is 0.5*13 = 6.5 kilometers.


The entire distance is  15 + 6.5 = 21.5 kilometers.


The total time is 1.5 + 0.5 = 2 hours.


The average rate (or speed) is    =  kilometers per hour.


This answer is correct, if the path is rectilinear.

Then the speed and the velocity are almost synonymous.


But if the path is curvilinear,  then the given data IS NOT ENOUGH to answer the question.


You should know the difference between the rate (= the speed) and velocity.

The first one is a number, while the second one is a vector.



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