SOLUTION: I went for a walk one day . I walked South 4.5km at 2km/hr and then East 8km at 2.5km/hr . What is the average velocity of my motion?

Question 1167065: I went for a walk one day . I walked South 4.5km at 2km/hr and then East 8km at 2.5km/hr . What is the average velocity of my motion?
Answer by ikleyn(52864) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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HINT

The average velocity of an object is its total displacement divided by the total time taken.
In other words, it is the rate at which an object changes its position from one place to another.
Average velocity is a vector quantity. The SI unit is meters per second.

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https://byjus.com/physics/average-velocity/#:~:text=The%20average%20velocity%20of%20an,unit%20is%20meters%20per%20second.

where this issue is considered and explained clearly, accurately and carefully.

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