document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=352575>Question 352575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train leaves the station heading west on the tracks. It takes the train 8 seconds to reach 80 miles per hour. It completes the entire 160 mile trip in two hours. Calculate the train's average speed and velocity over the two hour trip </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed is a scalar, velocity is a vector.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is the same:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 miles/2 hours = 80 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 to 80 in 8 seconds is a lot of acceleration for a train.<BR>\n" );
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