SOLUTION: if you ride 10 km north and then turn around and ride 4km south on the same road. what is the average speed for the trip if the whole trip took 1 hour?

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Question 345443: if you ride 10 km north and then turn around and ride 4km south on the same road. what is the average speed for the trip if the whole trip took 1 hour?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Average Speed=(Total Distance traveled)/(Total Time elapsed)
kph
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Compare to average velocity which is a vector quantity.
Average Velocity=(Change in Position)/(Total Time)
kph, heading North

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